Need Advice on GTX 460 vs. GTX 470

[ben110]

Should I go with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 2GB or with a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 1.2GB?
My original idea was to go with the 470 but the 460 is 800 megs more and $90 cheaper.

 

[Timop]

Why not go with a GTX460 1GB, the extra Vram does nothing in terms of performance for 95% of people.

However, the choice is dependent on your monitor, system specs and usage really, as ATM both a nice cards at a nice price.

 

[jerreece]

The 2GB version is worthless (literally) unless you want to play games on multiple monitors, or have a monitor of extremely high resolution.

1GB is plenty even for 1920x1200 resolutions. More VRAM is basically pointless.

Now, there is a performance difference between the GTX 460 and GTX 470. Which one is best for you depends on what games you play, and what resolution your monitor is. A GTX 470 will plays most games at 60+FPS at 1920x1080 (exception being Metro 2033 with DX11 turned on).

If you don't demand absolute highest performance & highest graphic settings, or use a monitor with a lower resolution, the GTX 460 1GB is plenty.

 

[jyjjy]

$90 cheaper?

 

[ben110]

$90 cheaper?

Ya I'm buying from ibuypower.com, go through the computers there you'll see it.

 

[ben110]

The 2GB version is worthless (literally) unless you want to play games on multiple monitors, or have a monitor of extremely high resolution.

1GB is plenty even for 1920x1200 resolutions. More VRAM is basically pointless.

Now, there is a performance difference between the GTX 460 and GTX 470. Which one is best for you depends on what games you play, and what resolution your monitor is. A GTX 470 will plays most games at 60+FPS at 1920x1080 (exception being Metro 2033 with DX11 turned on).

If you don't demand absolute highest performance & highest graphic settings, or use a monitor with a lower resolution, the GTX 460 1GB is plenty.

We'll I go with the 470 to future proof the system.

I'm getting the from ibuypower and the 460 1GB is only 10 dollars cheaper than the 2GB version.

 

[ben110]

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[Mousemonkey]

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