Graphics card that can run minecraft shaders

[DBawesomeness17]

Hey guys i need some help, i am looking to upgrading my PC's graphics card. i dont have a ton of money to buy the most expensive graphics card but have $200 to spend on a graphics card, i want to run minecraft really well, such as 60+ fps with out optifine. i would like to run shaders but its not a need. minecraft is really the only game that i play so i would like it to run nice and smooth. please help.

 

[gytisxp]

A GTX 750 Ti is a good choice for you. It doesnt require power connectors so no matter what computer you have it will work perfectly. The card will do a minimum of 50 fps with shaders.

The 750 Ti is priced around 120-150$ and my advice is get the cheaper model, the more premium priced ones only give 2-5% increased performance ( 1-4 fps )

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IDG3PRI/ref=twister_B00Q5W5BUQ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487024&cm_re=750_ti-_-14-487-024-_-Product

 

[TheAsianNinja]

Really? Minecraft? Even with shaders you could just get like a cheap AMD GPU and you'll be fine.

 

[gytisxp]

Really? Minecraft? Even with shaders you could just get like a cheap AMD GPU and you'll be fine.

Tbh i tried minecraft once with shaders ( not that type of person that plays it ) and even with a r9 270x i was still getting below 60 fps . It can be pretty demanding

 

[TheAsianNinja]

Really? Minecraft? Even with shaders you could just get like a cheap AMD GPU and you'll be fine.

Tbh i tried minecraft once with shaders ( not that type of person that plays it ) and even with a r9 270x i was still getting below 60 fps . It can be pretty demanding

Well alright, try a GTX 750 Ti it's not that expensive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487025

 

[gytisxp]

Really? Minecraft? Even with shaders you could just get like a cheap AMD GPU and you'll be fine.

Tbh i tried minecraft once with shaders ( not that type of person that plays it ) and even with a r9 270x i was still getting below 60 fps . It can be pretty demanding

Well alright, try a GTX 750 Ti it's not that expensive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487025

You just repeated my comment and copied my link D:

 

[geofelt]

I observed my grandson playing minecraft on a pc with a GT240 at 1080P not exactly a high end card.
It looked to me like it was moving as fast as anyone would like.
That would suggest that a very modest card like a $ 70 GT730 would do the job.

As a caveat, I think minecraft is more cpu bound and single threaded. This particular pc had a i5-3570K @4.0
If your cpu is not that capable, a cpu upgrade may be more important.

 

[gytisxp]

I observed my grandson playing minecraft on a pc with a GT240 at 1080P not exactly a high end card.
It looked to me like it was moving as fast as anyone would like.
That would suggest that a very modest card like a $ 70 GT730 would do the job.

As a caveat, I think minecraft is more cpu bound and single threaded. This particular pc had a i5-3570K @4.0
If your cpu is not that capable, a cpu upgrade may be more important.

You are thinking of stock minecraft. Minecraft has a "shaders mod" that is very gpu demanding ( plus not very optimized )

 

[TheAsianNinja]

Really? Minecraft? Even with shaders you could just get like a cheap AMD GPU and you'll be fine.

Tbh i tried minecraft once with shaders ( not that type of person that plays it ) and even with a r9 270x i was still getting below 60 fps . It can be pretty demanding

Well alright, try a GTX 750 Ti it's not that expensive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487025

You just repeated my comment and copied my link D:

Oh sorry I didn't see your comment.

 

[geofelt]

I observed my grandson playing minecraft on a pc with a GT240 at 1080P not exactly a high end card.
It looked to me like it was moving as fast as anyone would like.
That would suggest that a very modest card like a $ 70 GT730 would do the job.

As a caveat, I think minecraft is more cpu bound and single threaded. This particular pc had a i5-3570K @4.0
If your cpu is not that capable, a cpu upgrade may be more important.

You are thinking of stock minecraft. Minecraft has a "shaders mod" that is very gpu demanding ( plus not very optimized )

That does indeed look superior.
Learn something new every day.

 

[gytisxp]

I observed my grandson playing minecraft on a pc with a GT240 at 1080P not exactly a high end card.
It looked to me like it was moving as fast as anyone would like.
That would suggest that a very modest card like a $ 70 GT730 would do the job.

As a caveat, I think minecraft is more cpu bound and single threaded. This particular pc had a i5-3570K @4.0
If your cpu is not that capable, a cpu upgrade may be more important.

You are thinking of stock minecraft. Minecraft has a "shaders mod" that is very gpu demanding ( plus not very optimized )

That does indeed look superior.
Learn something new every day.

^^

 

[ankido]

Couple of years later we are at 1080 graphic cards and Minecraft with Shaders is still demanding. I think 10 years from now Minecraft with shaders will still be demanding.