Impact of Graphics Card for Google Earth

[SFChief]

Building a new system and will be using Google earth a LOT for work. No gaming.

How much of an impact with the Graphics card have on the quality and resolution? Or is that something limited by Google earth itself.

Right now, I'm heavily leaning towards the HD 4670 with the passive cooling
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102816

Anyone know?

Thanks

 

[SFChief]

This is what Google recommends, but I'm not sure what impact the video card might have?

Minimum:
Operating System: Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista
CPU: Pentium 3, 500Mhz
System Memory (RAM): 256MB
Hard Disk: 400MB free space
Network Speed: 128 Kbits/sec
Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 16MB of VRAM
Screen: 1024x768, "16-bit High Color" - DirectX 9 (to run in Direct X mode)
Recommended:
Operating System: Windows XP or Windows Vista
CPU: Pentium 4 2.4GHz+ or AMD 2400xp+
System Memory (RAM): 512MB
Hard Disk: 2GB free space
Network Speed: 768 Kbits/sec
Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 32MB of VRAM
Screen: 1280x1024, "32-bit True Color"

 

[aevm]

I suspect the HD 4670 will be plenty. As in, hundreds of times better than the minimum recommended.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Earth

# Pentium 3, 500 MHz
# 128 MB RAM
# 12.7 MB free disk space (400 MB for Linux)
# Network speed: 128 kbit/s
# 16MB 3D-capable graphics card
# Resolution of 1024x768, 16-bit High Color

The limiting factor IMO will be your Internet connection speed, not the video card.

Edit: I hadn't seen your second post. Anyway, that card is much better than the cards they recommend there (32MB, LOL, nobody even makes those any more). No worries

 

[SFChief]

thanks, I wasn't sure if it would make it faster or better. Sometimes Google earth can be a little blurry if you zoom in, but I'm pretty sure that's on Google