is 1gb(gpu) sufficient for gaming

[Arjunkansal]

I am looking at the galax nvidia gt 730 OC 1GB gddr5. I want to know is it sufficient for gta 5 and those heavy games? My monitor's max resolution is 1600*900. Please help.

 

[Gam3r01]

No, and its not just the 1GB. The 730 is not a gaming card.

 

[cody_mckee]

You are going to have to compromise with your settings quite a bit to use that card for GTA5. It probably won't be a good experience.

It looks like that card runs in the $60-$70 range. I must assume then that you are looking for an affordable card. If you could just step up to around $90 a 750Ti 2gb would be a big upgrade from a 730.

But to answer your question, no, the 1 Gb is not going to work. But the 1 Gb is less inportant than the card itself. Even 2Gb would not work in some cases, like if you got a HD5450 2Gb.

 

[srimasis]

Gtx 750ti 2gb is the minimum for modern games. You can also settle for a Gtx750 2gb since your resolution is 900p. I guess you are an Indian. You can find Gtx750ti for less than 10k at amazon.in

 

[Arjunkansal]

Yes I'm an Indian. Please understand that my budget is very tight. So please can u tell me that would it make a big difference with 1gb ddr5 and 2gb ddr5?

 

[Gam3r01]

For the 730? No it wont.
In general you want at least 2GB on gaming cards, however for cheap (non gaming cards) it does not matter.

 

[srimasis]

Yes I'm an Indian. Please understand that my budget is very tight. So please can u tell me that would it make a big difference with 1gb ddr5 and 2gb ddr5?

Ok first let me explain you what vram is as simple as possible (1gb 2gb words you see with a graphics card). A graphics card is a motherboard itself. It has its own processor (gpu) and ram ( Video RAM or VRAM).

So a graphics card with more VRAM is faster? NO its not.

Think it like this, is a computer with pentium processor and 8 gb ram faster than a core i7 processor with 4gb ram? Obviously its not. Vram determines how much load a in terms of graphics a graphic card can take. If you see a graphics card like gt 730 4gb, its like a very skinny weak person with 4 hands. It has the potential to use all its 4 hands, but he is too weak to do that. Gt 730 4gb is just a marketing gimmick. Its processor (or GPU) is too weak.

So who decides that todays games will need 2gb vram or 1 gb vram. Actually and sadly games are made for consoles first, then its ported for pc. In previous gen consoles, ps3 and x360, they had 256mb vram. So a fast graphics card with 512mb vram was enough to play any game till 2013 at console level graphics quality and 1280x720 resolution. After 2013 ps4 and xbox one came out, and they have 2gb of accessible ram for graphics card ( or 2gb vram ). So todays games are designed for 2gb vram and they will struggle a lot at a graphics card with less than 2gb vram.

 

[srimasis]

Yes I'm an Indian. Please understand that my budget is very tight. So please can u tell me that would it make a big difference with 1gb ddr5 and 2gb ddr5?

So what graphics card is best for you at your tighter budget? I will suggest a gt730 2gb gddr5. ( I know I recommended not using this card, and I still am) only if you can't increase your budget. You have to play games at 1280x720 resolution and low-medium settings.
http://www.amazon.in/ZOTAC-NVIDIA-DDR5-Graphics-Card/dp/B00L61VGPU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1449289988&sr=8-3&keywords=gt+740

If you could increase your budget a little bit, you can buy a gt740 2gb which will allow you toplay games at 900p and medium settings with good performance.
http://www.amazon.in/GALAX-GeForce-GT740-PCI-E-128Bit/dp/B00KX2Y17S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449289988&sr=8-1&keywords=gt+740

However I still recommend Gtx 750ti 2gb as minimum to play at high settings, This is how pc games should be played if you want good experience.
http://www.amazon.in/ZOTAC-GeForce-Graphics-Black-Orange/dp/B00IFZ547Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449291026&sr=8-1&keywords=gt+750ti

 

[Arjunkansal]

You see, if you go to my profile u would see a thread of mine in which i told all my specs and there we've discussed a lot and the best solution came out to be gt 730 due to psu and case size. Still thanks for making me choose between 1gb and 2gb!

 

[Gam3r01]

We cant go through your profile and check your threads, but you can link the thread.
In my opinion, anyone who recommend a 730 for gaming is wrong.

 

[Arjunkansal]

Its not that it is wrong, it was the best i could with my case and psu!

 

[Gam3r01]

You can fit a 750Ti just about anywhere on just about any PSU. But that is not the point of this thread lol

 

[cst1992]

You can fit a 750Ti just about anywhere on just about any PSU. But that is not the point of this thread lol

Not really. For systems with 250W PSU's, they struggle with cards that consume that much power, i.e. 60W. A 38W card like the 730 has a better chance of running on that PSU.

Also, it's not possible to view threads from the profile of a person, but it is possible to search for all threads by author name.

The thread in question seems to be this: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2869399/graphic-card-compatible.html

By that thread, the system seems to be this:

i5 650 3.2 GHz
Unknown motherboard(probably proprietary)
3 GB RAM(can you add more?)
HD5450 1 GB
Generic 240W PSU
Low profile case

If the case is low profile, I don't think that there's any option.
Just get the one which has GDDR5 RAM.

The one you linked in there, this, seems appropriate.


For your next build, don't go for a SFF case!

 

[Arjunkansal]

Exactly that's the thread. And i also want to get a better one but my case and psu won't allow thatswhy after a lot research i chose this.

 

[Arjunkansal]

And yes I'm making it 6 gb for RAM

 

[cst1992]

So, you're probably going to add one 1GB stick and one 2GB stick. Instead, add one 1GB and one 4GB stick. 8GB is the current norm for a gaming system.

 

[Arjunkansal]

Ok!