4870 1gb vs 512mb for 1440x900

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is a 1gb worth the price dif for a 1440x900 monitor?

Reply to Abyssalx

depends on the game. take gta4 for example. 1gb will give you more eyecandy (but not performance). but at that low resolution why not a 4850 1gb instead?

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Reply to wh3resmycar

It would only be worth it if you like pumping up the AA to 4x or 8x other than that the 512mb should do ya fine.

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Reply to blotch

The difference isnt much(1GB wont make much of a differnece)especially for your resolution,my vote goes for 512MB version.

Reply to Maziar

wh3resmycar wrote :

but at that low resolution why not a 4850 1gb instead?

Probably almost the cost of a 512MB 4870 which will have more horsepower for his res.

Reply to randoMIZER

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The 4850 1GB is much more then the 4870 512MB. The 4870 has a higher core clock and the added memory of the 4850 wont make a difference at that res...go for the 4870 512MB

+1 for a 4870 512.

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