NVIDIA GT730 and Radeon RX 460

[yeswedeliver]

I'm hoping to find first hand knowledge and experience, thanks in advance. I bought a NVIDIA GT 730 and when I am running XPlane Sim it goes to 150F and fails in a few minutes. I don't know if its a bad card or if that is normal under a high load [x-plane is demanding]. I tried to get warranty service and NVIDIA says FAKE! No warranty. Tells me EVERY NVIDIA730 on Ebay is also fake! Counterfeit. So, PayPal is helping me get my money back and I am looking at a Radeon RX 460 for almost twice the money but with two fans ... Question: Will the RX 460 run x plane? Or will it too heat up and shut down? I am hoping someone who has tried might tap out a reply. Also, it could be 'real' Nvidia cards are ok - but insure the card has a partner manufacturer name on it and the box - as well as Nvidia! TWO Names. IF only Nvidia and a model number appear... it is counterfeit. All - no exceptions - not having that added partner manufacturer information - are counterfeits, says Nvidia. Frankly, Nvidia support was crystal clear . all Nvidia Graphic Cards [New] are counterfeit. They pointed me to Amazon for Genuine, Warrantied, Nvidia Cards.

 

[pete_101]

I don't think you'll find many (if any) here who have played x planes, and if they have probably not on a RX 460.
You say the GT 730 was fake, assuming it was able to perform the same as a real 730 (which is unlikely), then the RX 460 is around 300% better, so you'll need to decide for yourself if that is good enough to play the game.

The requirements for the game are strange, minimum is not demanding at all, but the recommended are so high, it says for RAM you need 16 to 20GB for custom scenery packages...damn this is high. Anyway, it says it can run on a graphics card with 1GB of VRAM, but at least 4GB are recommended.

BTW, a good card will not shut down at operating temperature, it will simply reach it's maximum performance level and stay there.

 

[yeswedeliver]

I don't think you'll find many (if any) here who have played x planes, and if they have probably not on a RX 460.
You say the GT 730 was fake, assuming it was able to perform the same as a real 730 (which is unlikely), then the RX 460 is around 300% better, so you'll need to decide for yourself if that is good enough to play the game.

The requirements for the game are strange, minimum is not demanding at all, but the recommended are so high, it says for RAM you need 16 to 20GB for custom scenery packages...damn this is high. Anyway, it says it can run on a graphics card with 1GB of VRAM, but at least 4GB are recommended.

BTW, a good card will not shut down at operating temperature, it will simply reach it's maximum performance level and stay there.

Thanks Pete, that is really very helpful... and, from within the game there are levels from very low graphics and low frame rates to mega rich and high HD scenery with all bells and whistles. I run at 'medium-high' with 8gigs just fine. I appreciate your info on behavior of good cards - just maxing out and not shutting down .. it seems this one has a bad fan and the manufacture is very sloppy. Live and learn. And, 300% is a very excellent answer and a significant difference. Thanks again, jerry

 

[pete_101]

You're welcome. I thought I should just confirm how much better the RX 460 is over the GT 730, that 300% was an estimate based off how they perform against other cards, I had never seen a direct comparison. It looks like it's even more then 300%, all depending on the application. If you're interested in the difference, here are actually user results http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-RX-460-vs-Nvidia-GeForce-GT-730/3641vsm12582

 

[dontlistentome]

The GT 730 is not really a gaming card. You're looking at 720p or less, low settings, to run most 3d games on it. The RX 460 will be a vast improvement.

My limited understanding of Xplane is that it's meant to be configurable. You can make it as demanding as your computer can handle. So once you get your videocard situation sorted, then you will be able to start experimenting with Xplane and seeing how far you can push it.