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strangerguy wrote:The default "I have no idea what to buy and I have a 1080p or lower monitor" choice now is the RX470 4GB.
SmallinJeck wrote:I want to buy a new graphics card card but i'm wondering: Does it mean the more expensive and sophisticated a card is the better the quality of the video? I have seen so many cards being advertised on the internet but I'm a little hesitant to spend all that money on a card. Are there any low-end cards that perform just fine?
SmallinJeck wrote:If by "video" you mean movie playback, also low-end cards will likely suffice.the more expensive and sophisticated a card is the better the quality of the video?
SmallinJeck wrote:I want to buy a new graphics card card but i'm wondering: Does it mean the more expensive and sophisticated a card is the better the quality of the video? I have seen so many cards being advertised on the internet but I'm a little hesitant to spend all that money on a card. Are there any low-end cards that perform just fine?
DPete27 wrote:strangerguy wrote:The default "I have no idea what to buy and I have a 1080p or lower monitor" choice now is the RX470 4GB.
+This. RX470's can be had for around $135 on good sales. The RX470 will push near 60fps @ 1080p on high-max settings.
Had to dig a little, but MSI RX470 4GB = $172 - $25 promo code TRIPLE15 - $10 MIR (MSI-17304) = $135ish
EndlessWaves wrote:Generally for gaming the lowest card you want to consider buying new is an RX 460 (or maybe the GTX 1050 if you need nVidia-specific tech, but the 460 is generally the better buy).
The models below them are generally older cards with substantial performance reductions for not much saving. An GT 740 GDDR5 or R7 250 GDDR5 is half the performance, but often 80% of the cost.
SmallinJeck wrote:By high-end I meant the ones that come with some exorbitant price tags. I appreciate the replies. Very useful!
DPete27 wrote:SmallinJeck wrote:By high-end I meant the ones that come with some exorbitant price tags. I appreciate the replies. Very useful!
And lest you think you want to vastly overspend on a GPU to last you longer, consider that the RX480 4GB can be had for $155 and is equivalent to the GTX970 (last generation from Nvidia) which was something like $280 in it's heyday, or the R9 290 which was $225-250 at it's cheapest. That's a 1 year time difference (granted it also accompanied a process node shrink). I firmly believe in getting hardware that slightly exceeds your current needs, but each builder needs to take consideration of the line between enough and too much.
ptsant wrote:I absolutely agree on the RX480 4GB. It is a bit excessive for 1080p but the price difference from the 470 can be as little as $20-30, which buys ~10% more performance. I think this little bit of future-proofing is probably worth it. On the other hand, the move to the RX480 8GB or the 1060 is probably not "cost-effective" in my opinion.
Chrispy_ wrote:ptsant wrote:I absolutely agree on the RX480 4GB. It is a bit excessive for 1080p but the price difference from the 470 can be as little as $20-30, which buys ~10% more performance. I think this little bit of future-proofing is probably worth it. On the other hand, the move to the RX480 8GB or the 1060 is probably not "cost-effective" in my opinion.
Actually, I think the move to the RX480 or 1060 (6GB) is cost-effective. Look at the Fury X; Phenomenal compute power and memory bandwidth hampered by the fact that it's only a 4GB card and thus unsuitable for its target resolutions with 2016 and 2017 games. Sure, it'll beat lots of other cards at 1080p where 4GB is ample VRAM but the cheaper, cooler, quieter, newer, more advanced cards are already getting hundreds of fps without any of the Fury X's disadvantages. At 3440x1440 and above where it ought to shine, it chokes compared to the 8GB competition due to a shortage of VRAM.
ptsant wrote:if you absolutely need 8GB, it's also quite probable that you need a faster card [than an RX480].
SmallinJeck wrote:I guess I will have to go for RX 480 4GB although it still looks a bit exorbitant to me.
SmallinJeck wrote:I guess I will have to go for RX 480 4GB although it still looks a bit exorbitant to me.
SmallinJeck wrote:I want to buy a new graphics card card but i'm wondering: Does it mean the more expensive and sophisticated a card is the better the quality of the video? I have seen so many cards being advertised on the internet but I'm a little hesitant to spend all that money on a card. Are there any low-end cards that perform just fine?
Arvald wrote:if 1080p... a GTX 1050ti 4GB will do great and is about $150US (or $200CAD)
DPete27 wrote:Arvald wrote:if 1080p... a GTX 1050ti 4GB will do great and is about $150US (or $200CAD)
I don't mean to poo poo any opinions, but if you look at reviews and consider the GTX1050Ti and RX470 cost the same...
Obviously some people have personal preferences for Nvidia/AMD (I don't), but if you're looking at pure price/performance, the GT1050Ti isn't a strong contender unless you absolutely need a GPU that doesn't require aux power. Clearly that's the driving force behind GTX1050Ti pricing. Heck, for all we know, the OP may need a card without aux power... Of course that would insinuate it's going into an OEM machine, so we'd need to talk about UEFI graphics cards and so on...