R7 240 2GB DDR3 vs GT 730 1GB DDR5

Kunal Saini · Sep 15, 2014

Which one is better and consumes lesser power? I need to fit it in my rig

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cst1992 · Sep 15, 2014

the 730 is the better card, as it has GDDR5 and 1 GB RAM(the extra 1GB on the other card will never be used).

Both will barely run on the 250W power supplies these PCs ship with.
You should consider investing in atleast a quality 300-350W power supply before you buy a new card.

TopLuca · Sep 15, 2014

I'd say get none of them , wait till you have some more money and aim little bit higher like a 250X at least.

cst1992 · Sep 15, 2014

TopLuca :

The PC is 6 years old. I personally have a 6 year old PC so I can comment on this. A 250X is a 80W card, it'll need something like a Corsair CX430 to run. Not worth the total investment on such an old computer.

UPDATE: The power supply on that thing is only 180W.
Sorry, it'll not support any graphics card on the market. Get a new PSU before buying a graphics card.

Kunal Saini · Sep 15, 2014

But I am just a FIFA gamer and my monitor resolution is 1280x720. I was fine before with my GT 610 but FIFA 15 has higher requirements. Won't it will be pointless to get a better card for 720p gaming?

cst1992 · Sep 15, 2014

If a 610 runs then a 240 would too. It's not a great card, but I could find 10 year old cards that are an upgrade over the 610.
Anyways.

Kunal Saini · Sep 15, 2014

Should I buy the ASUS version

http://www.flipkart.com/asus-amd-ati-r7-240-2gb-ddr3-graphics-card/p/itmdw76yquz34yjr?pid=GRCDW75MEZ79H4JY&otracker=from-search&srno=t_2&query=2gb+asus+radeon+r7+240&ref=4525fe38-83a8-42fe-83b1-1e9281205210

OR The MSI Version?

http://www.flipkart.com/msi-amd-ati-r7-240-2gd3-lp-2-gb-ddr3-graphics-card/p/itmdpvgbgnxjhpgv?pid=GRCDPVGBGNXJHPGV&otracker=from-search&srno=t_42&query=graphics+card&ref=1525b1b7-b276-4c8f-b50c-f4b2dcd5be36

Remember I just want to play FIFA 15.

TopLuca · Sep 15, 2014

There's another option which doesn't require an external power connection , It might be out of your range slightly but its a great choice for future proofing.

The GTX 750 Ti.

cst1992 · Sep 15, 2014

The 750Ti will never run on a 180W PSU.

maxtex · Sep 15, 2014

Are you sure you can't run FIFA 15 right now? You should try the demo (it's on Origin) first, it just might run with a GT 610 on 720p with low settings.
The FIFA 15 system requirements that are mentioned are not actually the absolute minimum ones, but the minimum ones required to run the game with high settings on 1080p.

TopLuca · Sep 15, 2014

cst1992 :

Most GPUs won't run on 180W psu.

The 750 ti 's TDP is 60 W and doesn't require additional power connections. its time for upgrade anyways as the system is very old and most modern GPUs need at least a 350W PSU . He might get an EVGA 430W for 30 bucks which will be sufficient for the future.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-750-ti-review,3750.html

Malli Karim · Sep 15, 2014

Neither get the r7 260x

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