Graphic cards

[aneurysm]

hi..can anyone help me buying the graphic cards...actually i want to know which more better 1 G 128 bit ddr3 graphic card with the 512MB 256 bit ddr3 graphic card?Thanks a lot...

 

[4745454b]

You can't really just go buy specs. The second card looks better, but if the first has a much better GPU then it could be better. (a lower end GPU wouldn't have a 256bit bus, but if its an older model....) Which cards are you looking at, how much do you have to spend, and are you in the US?

 

[aneurysm]

You can't really just go buy specs. The second card looks better, but if the first has a much better GPU then it could be better. (a lower end GPU wouldn't have a 256bit bus, but if its an older model....) Which cards are you looking at, how much do you have to spend, and are you in the US?

ok the spec is like below..

1. SAPPHIRE HD 4670 1G GDDR3 PCI-E (New Edition) ( i take it from sapphire website- http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?psn=0001&pid=269)-you can refer it for more information.

The specs is like that:

I/O Output: VGA+DL-DVI-I+HDMI

Core Clock: 750 MHz

320 Stream Processors

Memory Clock: 800MHz, 1600 Mbps

PCI Express 2.0 x16 bus interface

1024MB /128bit DDR3 memory interface

Dual Slot Cooler

HDMI On-board

7.1 Audio Channel Support

Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 support

Shader Model 4.1 support

2.HIS HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-DVI 512MB GDDR3 PCIe ( i take it from HIS website -http://www.hisdigital.com/un/product2-39.shtml)

The specs is like that:

Model Name HIS HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-DVI 512MB GDDR3 PCIe
Chipset Radeon HD 3800 PCIe Series
ASIC RadeonTM HD 3850 GPU
Pixel Pipelines 320 stream processing units* (Unified)
Vertex Engines 320 stream processing units* (Unified)
Manu. Process (Micron) 55nm
Transistor 666 million transistors on 55nm fabrication process
Fill Rate
Memory Size (MB) 512MB
Memory Type GDDR3
RAMDAC (MHz) 400
Engine CLK (MHz) 720MHz
Memory CLK (MHz) 1820MHz
Memory Interface (bit) 256bit
Memory Bandwidth
Max. Resolution Two x 2560*1600 (Dual dual-link)
Bus Interface PCI Express x16 (PCI Express 2.0)
Power Supply Requirement 450 Watt or greater power supply with 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express® power connector recommended (550 Watt and two 6-pin connectors for dual ATI CrossFireX™)
VGA No
2nd VGA No
DVI Yes
2nd DVI Yes
TV-out No
HDTV (YPrPb component output) No
Video-in No
TV Tuner No
FM Tuner No

ATI Radeon HD 3850 System Requirements

* PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
* 450 Watt or greater power supply with 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express® power connector recommended (550 Watt and two 6-pin connectors for dual ATI CrossFireX™)
* Certified power supplies are recommended
* 1GB of system memory recommended
* Installation software requires an optical drive
* DVD playback requires DVD drive
* Blu-ray™ / HD DVD playback requires a Blu-ray / HD DVD drive
* For a complete ATI CrossFireX™ system, additional ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 series graphics card(s), an ATI CrossFireX Ready motherboard and one ATI CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable per board are required

For more information, please visit the following link:
http://ati.amd.com/products/Radeonhd3800/requirements.html


The price both of the graphic cards in my country is about the same..so i hope u can give me the best answer...Thanks a lot bro...im duan from malaysia...

 

[bystander]

According to this chart, they perform roughly the same: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/best-graphics-card,review-31723-8.html

 

[bystander]

Given both are similar speeds, I'd go with the newer technology if they are the same price. That would be the 4670.

 

[aneurysm]

thanks bro..u really help me

 

[4745454b]

I agree, go for the 4670. Not only is it newer tech it has many up sides compared to the 3850. Less power needed, performs better with AA enabled, less heat, probably longer driver support, more ram, etc.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Read this:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card,2521.html

 

[deadlockedworld]

The 4670 is a much better card.

However if you want more advice you can post your system specs, price range, and desired performance here and we can advise.