GTX 285 1GB v. 2GB

[bubbabigsexy]

I am buying a new graphics card next month. I will choose between these two. What's the biggest difference? Where will the extra $50 come in handy for the 2GB?

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: bubbabigsexy
I am buying a new graphics card next month. I will choose between these two. What's the biggest difference? Where will the extra $50 come in handy for the 2GB?

Save your 50 bucks. I don't know of any game right now that uses anywhere near 2GB of memory. 1GB is more than enough for now. If you plan on keeping the card for a few years, then sure, why not go for the 2GB model. I'm sure there will be certain games coming out that "might" use over 1GB of texture memory. Who knows really. If your the type who upgrades often, I would just go for a GTX275 and save some more bucks. If you don't upgrade often, then go for broke. IMHO.

 

[Qbah]

You could max the sliders on GTA IV and that's it Unless you'll be playing GTA IV like crazy in the near future, just save the 50$ and get a GTX285 1GB.

 

[Eureka]

Originally posted by: bubbabigsexy
What's the biggest difference?

1 GB of ram, of course.

Unless you play at resolutions greater than 1920x1200, stick with the cheapest one you can get. Or bump it to a GTX 285.

 

[TemjinGold]

Originally posted by: Eureka

Originally posted by: bubbabigsexy
What's the biggest difference?

1 GB of ram, of course.

Unless you play at resolutions greater than 1920x1200, stick with the cheapest one you can get. Or bump it to a GTX 285.

Actually, the BIGGEST difference is the $50...

 

[Woofmeister]

Guru 3D just did areview comparing the 1792MB version of the GTX 275 with the regular 896MB version. The result was predictable:

Now you can opt to drop another 50 USD for the 1792 MB of memory, but the reality is simple .. we tried hard, really hard to show the performance benefit of that phat increase in graphics memory. The reality however is that only at 2560x1600 at very hefty AA modes there's small difference measurable here and there in stringent conditions. Now we really had to reconfigure our games to be able to show you that difference. So from that perspective, the additional 896MB of memory I'm afraid does not make much sense. Things might change though, I mean if history learned us one lesson, it's that the demand for framebuffer (graphics memory) doubles up roughly every two years. So in the long run the extra framebuffer will show some advantages. But sure it's relative alright.

I doubt you'll see any difference in any game between at 1GB GTX 285 or a 2GB 285 at any resolution.

Your $50 extra is probably better spent on a factory overclocked card which will guarantee a higher clock frequency for better performance.