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1GB GTX 650 Ti boost VS. 2GB R7 260X OC turboDuo

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March 21, 2014 7:30:41 AM

Planning on playing some high end games but only on 1366x768 on one screen. Thing is there is a huge disparity in the price of 1GB 650 Ti Boost from 2Gb Version.

GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB: 6800 Pesos ($170)
GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB: 8650 Pesos ($216)
R7 260X OC turboDuo 2GB: 6500 pesos ($163)

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March 21, 2014 7:37:54 AM

The GTX 650 Ti boost is faster than the refrence R7 260x, not sure about the OC R7 260x though. As for the VRAM, at this resolution you won't need more than 1 GB for most games and the R7 260x/GTX 650 Ti Boost class of cards can't utilize more than 1 GB VRAM anyway. To be able utilize 2 GB of VRAM you will need something of the GTX 760/R9 270x class of cards while gaming at 1080p which is not your case.
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March 21, 2014 7:42:08 AM

AnEwG said:
The GTX 650 Ti boost is faster than the refrence R7 260x, not sure about the OC R7 260x though. As for the VRAM, at this resolution you won't need more than 1 GB for most games and the R7 260x/GTX 650 Ti Boost class of cards can't utilize more than 1 GB VRAM anyway. To be able utilize 2 GB of VRAM you will need something of the GTX 760/R9 270x class of cards while gaming at 1080p which is not your case.


Embra said:
The 650ti is faster, but you really want to get the 2gb version.

Also consider the R7 265:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_radeon_r7_265_...


yes but I plan on playing games like BF4, AC:IV, Watch_Dogs, and some other high end games. All of these consume pretty high VRAM even in low resolutions from what I've heard.
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March 21, 2014 7:45:05 AM

The point is whether the GPU can utilize that much VRAM or not. Putting more VRAM on low midrange cards like these is more of a marketing scheme. At least that is what I think.
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March 21, 2014 7:49:06 AM

2 gb of vram on a gpu is considered standard on most any gpu but the entry level ones.
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March 21, 2014 7:57:21 AM

Embra said:
2 gb of vram on a gpu is considered standard on most any gpu but the entry level ones.


Would you say that I go for the R7 260X to be more suited for the new games coming out especially when 2GB of VRAM is the norm?
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March 21, 2014 8:00:06 AM

Your budget should decide that.
he 650ti boost is faster. I posted benchmarks of the 265, which may be hard to find, but on par or a bit faster than the 650ti.
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March 21, 2014 8:04:38 AM

Considered standard by whom? I don't think there is a single GPU up to the GTX 760/R9 270x that can utilize that much VRAM. If the GPU isn't strong enough to use that much VRAM then the only other two reasons it is there is for marketing the cards at higher price points and for CF/SLI in which case the increase in performance due to the multiple GPU setup justifies the extra memory.
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