Need a nvidia graphic card under 100 euro

chris674

Honorable
Sep 13, 2012
25
0
10,540

chris674

Honorable
Sep 13, 2012
25
0
10,540


I think personally the 550ti would be perfect. The 650ti is way over the budget, I don't know how much the budget would compromise.
 

chris674

Honorable
Sep 13, 2012
25
0
10,540


Yeah, I know the 550ti recommends a 400-500w psu. When I was shopping for a GPU I looked at both the 550ti and 650 and I noticed that the 500ti was much more a solid card.
 
Purely interms of performance it's not a bad recommendation, though the GTX650 does have a small performance lead (it was initially averaging 5% slower than the GTX550 Ti but Kepler driver optimisation has put GTX650 in the lead by ~5%). Problem is power consumption. The GTX550 Ti has a TDP of 116 watts - actually more than the GTX650 Ti! The GTX650 is rated at 65 watts, so exceptionally energy-efficient (as you'd expect from the Kepler architecture vs Fermi).
 

chris674

Honorable
Sep 13, 2012
25
0
10,540


They must have made improvements with the 650 because when I was shopping I asked around with a comparison of the two and it looked like the 550ti came up on top.
 
Like I say, driver improvements have benefited it. Also, there's a lot of crap floating around online that is just wrong. hwcompare.com for example. They compare specs that have no bearing on actual real-world performance. In their defence, they have a disclaimer admitting that, but nobody ever notices it or pays any attention. And like I say, at one time the GTX550 Ti was indeed slightly faster, which is why up-to-date information is important. 5% either way isn't gonna be noticeable anyway - it's more a question of power consumption. Assuming the PSU can power the Ti models (and it probably can), it would be well worth stretching the budget to the GTX650 Ti (35-40% faster on average).
 

sna

Distinguished
Jan 17, 2010
1,303
1
19,660


wrong.

500 watts is enough for a GTX 780 !!!!

the 650ti needs no more than 350-400 watts


 

sna

Distinguished
Jan 17, 2010
1,303
1
19,660


Where do you live in Europe ?

The GT650 Ti is 100 euro , the Boost version is 130 euro