Which one is better? Tight budget. Please help.

iamarh · Apr 22, 2015

I'm buying a graphics card to play GTA V and some other titles on low or medium settings. I have a very tight budget and I cannot increase anymore. For convenience I listed out some graphic cards below which are within my budget. If you have any better suggestions then I'll be happy to consider it incase it is well within my budget.

Do observe number 1 and number 2 has a difference of 1gb and an X included in the model number. (And yes I know I don't have any clue about these stuffs.) :-(

This will be my so called rig.

Intel pentium G3258
MSi H81-E33
8GB ram 1600 Bus
If I pair with any of the GPU that is to be selected, then will I be able to play some titles? Answers are greatly appreciated. Expecting a reply soon.

Shawn Dunmire · Apr 22, 2015

http://www.hwcompare.com/16919/radeon-r7-250-vs-radeon-r7-250x-2gb/

Even with these results i'd suggest the 2gb card.

Further, i'd suggest the 250x with 2gb
found here: http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Radeon-GDDR5-PCI-Express-GV-R725XOC-2GI/dp/B00J01IVQU

With that Graphics card and your current setup, i'd say you can play battlefield 3 with max settings at 40fps. battlefield 4 and medium settings with 40-50fps. 40-50 on things like new racing games / bioshock etc. That card will run league of legends or wow on max settings pretty smooth.

I recommend a CPU update too.
for 120 bucks you'll see a nice increase in snappy speed with this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117447

LucoTF · Apr 22, 2015

Do not buy a DDR3 card! 1gb of ddr5 is better than 2gb of ddr3

uglyduckling81 · Apr 22, 2015

You don't actually mention how much your budget is but I'm working on $100.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131623&cm_re=Radeon_R7_260X-_-14-131-623-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121898&cm_re=Radeon_R7_260X-_-14-121-898-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202081&cm_re=Radeon_R7_260X-_-14-202-081-_-Product

All 3 of these cards are around $100. The Powercolour after rebate is actually less than $90. They are all 2GB cards and all far superior to any of the cards you mentioned.

Also you can look at this article
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-2.html
Here is a copy paste from this article so you can see some reasoning which isn't just my speculation.

AMD's Radeon HD 7770, re-branded as the Radeon R7 250X, can be found for around $100. That gives you 1GB of GDDR5 graphics memory, which should be good for great frame rates at 1680x1050 and playable performance at 1920x1080 with quality dialed back in all but the most demanding games. And it sports a fairly fantastic price/performance ratio in the lower-mainstream segment.

With that said, AMD's Radeon R7 260X costs about $20 extra, and several models include $20 rebates. If you're willing to fill out the forms to get money back, stepping up should be a no-brainer.

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