Best Graphics Cards For The Money: January 2012 (Archive)

[crappybutt]

Just wondering why the performance per dollar chart doesn't actually have tell you the performance per dollar of any of the cards leaving you to calculate out the pricepoint of the cards vs performance by hand??

 

[Novuake]

Just wondering why the performance per dollar chart doesn't actually have tell you the performance per dollar of any of the cards leaving you to calculate out the pricepoint of the cards vs performance by hand??

That is just a performance level chart, imagine updating it EVERY month, just to much of a job.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Imagine what a spreadsheet would do...

 

[Sohrab Taee]

please add new Intel Graphics to the chart.

 

[iceclock]

Morin ex stop the spam

 

[Roger Rogers-1382392]

What is the cheapest card that has display port that works w/ asus 4k 31 monitor?

Did you consider taking the shade off your bedside light and sitting making shadows on the wall as an alternative?

Anyway, it would help to know what country you are in.

But my guess is, the USA, probably a Southern State, like Oklahoma?

Should we pop to the shop there for you?

 

[iceclock]

yes the country and budget sir.

 

[grumpigeek]

Where does Intel's HD5000 series graphics fit on the Hierarchy chart?

 

[Roger Rogers-1382392]

Where does Intel's HD5000 series graphics fit on the Hierarchy chart?

Somewhere above hand-shadows on the wall..?




Great for watching office word n` stuff.

:lol:

 

[sourodip]

For poor gamers like me living in a country where prices are too high, the best for me would be a 650ti boost/hd7790. I can only dream of a costlier card like gtx770/R9 290.

 

[AMKANMBA]

290X starts from $800 here!

 

[sourodip]

lol lol, where are u from?
in INR 270x costs more than 16000INR which is nearly 260$ and the old 7970 costs around 520$.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

lol lol, where are u from?
in INR 270x costs more than 16000INR which is nearly 260$ and the old 7970 costs around 520$.

The list is based on some of the best U.S. prices from online retailers. In other countries or at retail stores, your mileage will almost certainly vary.

 

[sourodip]

Yeah yeah but varies by a large amount....

 

[AMKANMBA]

Yeah yeah but varies by a large amount....

Way too large, im from Saudi Arabia btw.

 

[ManicMonkOnMac]

lol lol, where are u from?
in INR 270x costs more than 16000INR which is nearly 260$ and the old 7970 costs around 520$.

INR is indian rupee, I am now in dallas but back in india prices for high end parts are mis-matched.

 

[Sakkura]

Where does Intel's HD5000 series graphics fit on the Hierarchy chart?

Hard to say. It actually has the resources to perform quite well, but with simultaneous CPU and GPU load, it will have to throttle down to avoid overheating with both the CPU cores and the integrated GPU producing heat. So in benchmarks or short gaming sessions it may perform like reasonable entry-level desktop gaming graphics cards, but in more realistic gaming scenarios it'll fall behind. HD Graphics 5000 is hit particularly hard by this phenomenon because it's only available in ultrabook processors, which have TDPs of no more than 15W (which is extremely low when it comes to graphics processors, let alone graphics processors that have to share their TDP with CPU cores).

 

[Memnarchon]

Where does Intel's HD5000 series graphics fit on the Hierarchy chart?

Hard to say. It actually has the resources to perform quite well, but with simultaneous CPU and GPU load, it will have to throttle down to avoid overheating with both the CPU cores and the integrated GPU producing heat. So in benchmarks or short gaming sessions it may perform like reasonable entry-level desktop gaming graphics cards, but in more realistic gaming scenarios it'll fall behind. HD Graphics 5000 is hit particularly hard by this phenomenon because it's only available in ultrabook processors, which have TDPs of no more than 15W (which is extremely low when it comes to graphics processors, let alone graphics processors that have to share their TDP with CPU cores).

Actually its quite the opposite: And its not only for ultrabooks but they can be fitted there too.
Intel Iris Pro 5200 Graphics Review: Core i7-4950HQ Tested

Spoiler

Where Iris Pro is dangerous is when you take into account form factor and power consumption. The GT 650M is a 45W TDP part, pair that with a 35 - 47W CPU and an OEM either has to accept throttling or design a cooling system that can deal with both. Iris Pro on the other hand has its TDP shared by the rest of the 47W Haswell part. From speaking with OEMs, Iris Pro seems to offer substantial power savings in light usage (read: non-gaming) scenarios. In our 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display review we found that simply having the discrete GPU enabled could reduce web browsing battery life by ~25%. Presumably that delta would disappear with the use of Iris Pro instead.

Lower thermal requirements can also enabler smaller cooling solutions, leading to lighter notebooks. While Iris Pro isn't the fastest GPU on the block, it is significantly faster than any other integrated solution and does get within striking distance of the GT 650M in many cases. Combine that with the fact that you get all of this in a thermal package that a mainstream discrete GPU can't fit into and this all of the sudden becomes a more difficult decision for an OEM to make.

The real problem comes when you are going to the "buy" button 😛:
Intel Core i7-4950HQ $657
Intel Core i7-4850HQ $468
With these prices, only for the CPU (with the GPU) its really hard to be placed to some laptops or to be attractive to anyone that can buy far better combinations. Ofcourse for people that power consumption and battery life is the most important, then Iris Pro (HD5200) is probably the best...

 

[iceclock]

the op hasnt even responded, how nice, where are u op 😀

 

[Christopher Shaffer]

I'm curious if the "disabled" compute units in the 290 can be enabled via software or firmware.

Anyone looked into this?

 

[iceclock]

what would dat do?

 

[babernet_1]

I'm curious if the "disabled" compute units in the 290 can be enabled via software or firmware.

Anyone looked into this?

I've read of people doing this successfully.

 

[RedJaron]

I'm curious if the "disabled" compute units in the 290 can be enabled via software or firmware.

Anyone looked into this?

I imagine that depends whether you get a chip that simply has disabled sections or if the chip was binned due to silicon flaws.

 

[iceclock]

Ah I see unlocking to an 290x interesting if it's even possible

 

[littleleo]

I only really see the standard 290X models I wonder when the board partners will release the models with the advanced cooling solutions.