HD4870 512MB upgrade to HD4890 1GB ?. Hi just want to know if its worth it to upgrade to a HD4890 1GB from my 4870 512MB. Im getting stutters in crysis with Very High @1440x900 NoAA. And with all the new games coming out, dont know a 512MB would still be sufficient...

the technical term/reason...). "It's funny to see that Crysis is framebuffer limited, with 1 GB memory it performing better than the 4870 with 512MB until you hit GPU limitation in the highest resolutions." If it's around the same price, it doesn't hurt...

for money? Does 1GB give much better performance than 512MB? I don't overclock and my biggest worry is the temperature issue. Many thanks in advance Joe 512mb vs 1gb will depend on your screen res and amount of AA you like to run - personally I would...

OP asks about 4850, not your 4870 512mb. "Even a 4850 1gig will struggle more then a 4870 512mb. " Maybe you've misunderstood this line eh that's why your so furious? It is simply 4850 1gb <4870 512mb. :) Btw, I want a 4870 512 too but my tiny lcd...

card's capabilities by simply comparing its specs with the other. 4870 is way better than gts 250. Even a 4870 512mb is still way better than that. If you really are an Nvidia fan, go with a gtx 260 which is priced higher than 4870. +1 on all that^ That 4870...

question. Forgot about that. Well for a single 4870 I'd go with DIAMOND 4870PE5512OC Radeon HD 4870 512MB which has higher clocks but if your going for a 4870X2 go with a visiontech. Most of them have the same clocks and overclocking a 4870 doesn't seem...

4 ti 4600 128MB --> ATI x700 128MB --> 8600GT 512MB --> 8800GTS 512MB --> GTX295 1792MB (current). For example Sis 1MB --> ATI rage 128 16MB --> nvidia RIVA TNT2 32MB --> geforce 2 mx400 64MB --> geforce 4 ti 4600 128MB --> ATI x700 128MB --> 8600GT 512MB...

no bottlenecks. Or get a HD 4870 X2 2GB, it's cheaper than two HD 4870 1 GB cards and does just like them. Heck, with a 790FX mobo and a 1000W PSU, you can even have two HD 4870 X2 cards. Yeah, get one of those now and add another next year when it's down...

only consumes 86 watts. ^ The only thing is the 5750 costs $130-$150 on Newegg, and for the same price, you can get either a 4870 512mb or 4870 1GB. So it's energy savings/DX11 vs power and performance So for the likes of CS4 and having AA and AF at 2x...