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GTX 460 1GB or 768MB

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Lkr721993

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Trying to decide whether the $20-30 savings is worth it on the 768MB card. I only play at 1360x768 and my main games are TF2 and BFBC2
 
OK, so the extra ram memory and higher bit isn't worth it? I wish newegg had free shipping deals on this, but I guess they figure the price is too good 🙁
 
Depends at what resolution you play.

Some reviews show some difference between the 1GB and the 768 MB model at higher resolutions/AA.
 
However NVIDIA also has the 1GB version of the GTX 460, with more RAM, more L2 cache, and more ROPs for $30 (15&#37😉 more. The 1GB GTX 460 isn’t 15% faster, but at the same time it’s difficult to ignore it. We already have games such as Crysis and Stalker that benefit from the additional capacity of the GTX 460, and this is the future of gaming. For as fantastic of a card as the 768MB GTX 460 is, it has one potential pitfall: it’s 768MB. It’s not a huge problem today, and NVIDIA will tell you it’s not a huge problem tomorrow either, but here we must disagree.

To purchase a $200 card with only 768MB of RAM today is shortsighted; it’s less RAM than last year’s $200 GTX 275 and Radeon 4890 cards had, and it’s going to come up short in tomorrow’s games. The difference is 256MB, but we’re willing to bet between that 256MB of RAM and the additional L2 cache and ROPs that the 1GB advantage will only grow from here. We would rather spend another $30 now for better performance in many of today’s games, knowing that we also will have a better shot at playing tomorrow’s games. NVIDIA’s marketing arm would seem to secretly agree – most of the 1GB cards will be coming with a pack-in game, while the 768MB cards will not. If nothing else we can’t accuse NVIDIA of giving too little for the extra $30.
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If I was buying the card with only that resolution and those games in mind it would be the 768MB version, hands down.

If you want the card to last a generation or two then I'd definitely go with the 1GB. But at that res and with those two games, the two cards will perform virtually identically to each other.
 
I'd definitely recommend the 1 GB version.
I think I'm going to get one myself (I have a 1 GB Radeon 5770 currently, and won't want to go down in memory anyway).
GTX460 does exactly what I was hoping for Fermi:
Better price/performance and lower power consumption.
The architectural improvements are nice aswell. As I said before, I was hoping that a smaller die and some optimizations would show the Fermi architecture in a better light... and nVidia seems to have come through with the GTX460.
I wonder if they're also thinking of a GTX475/485 refresh in the not-so-distant future, taking up some of the improvements in the new GTX460.
 
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If you just play browser games or lighter less 3D intensive games then the 768MB version is the better choice. As for myself, I play more demanding games so I'd go for the 1GB version. As mentioned in the AT review you will get more out of the 1GB version in tomorrow's games with the extra memory.

And as for the question of whether to buy a OC card or not I'd say if you do not like to overclock or worry about something going wrong with it while attempting to overclock and you want something with a bit more power then the OC versions are made especially for you. For those that don't mind overclocking and enjoy it then a regular card will be fine. Save money and then overclock it to your heart's content.
 
Dark4ng3l said:
Keep in mind that that card does not have lifetime warranty. They seem to be charging more for the cards with warranty.
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Considering the wealth of posts on tech forums made by people saying that they are RMAing cards for spurious reasons, this does not surprise me at all.

Warranty abuse raises prices for the entire market.
 
At about $220, the GTX460 1GB is about 7-10% slower than the 5850 but costs 25% less. It's the best bang for the buck. I'd pay the extra $20 for it over the 768mb version.

BTW, with 860mhz on the gpu core, it = 5850/GTX470:

http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_pages/palit_inno3d_geforce_gtx_460_review,10.html

I remember when my 8800 GTS 320mb was performing very similarly to the 640mb version. But within 9 months, it started to struggle, when the 640mb version was still doing OK. Back then the price difference was $100. With today's price difference of $20-30, it makes it a lot harder NOT to get the 1GB version!
 
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Newegg had some this morning. All 1GB cards are out of stock now.

I bet you can find them on Ebay in a few days for $300.00.
 
I lose for living on the west coast. Never even saw them come up for sale ha ha.


hopefully they come up again soon; finally replacing my vanilla 9800GTX and moving up to a 1920x1080 monitor.

Using the newegg preferred account so i'm stuck with using newegg.
 
RussianSensation said:
At about $220, the GTX460 1GB is about 7-10% slower than the 5850 but costs 25% less. It's the best bang for the buck. I'd pay the extra $20 for it over the 768mb version.

BTW, with 860mhz on the gpu core, it = 5850/GTX470:

http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_pages/palit_inno3d_geforce_gtx_460_review,10.html
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I agree, the added frame buffer and enabled pathways are worth the few extra bucks in the long run. This card is the new HD 4850 of its time.
 
OILFIELDTRASH said:
Why the comparisons 5850/470? With the latest driver updates and reading the charts on anandtech's review the 470 trades blows with the 5870.
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The majority of reviews consider GTX470 to slot between 5850 and 5870, while 5870 is still faster than the GTX470, on average between 7% (4AA) and 15% (8AA). The difference grows larger at 2560x1600.

1) http://www.techspot.com/review/283-geforce-gtx-400-vs-radeon-hd-5800/

2) http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/..._460/20/#abschnitt_performancerating_mit_aaaf

3) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GeForce_GTX_460_Cyclone_OC_1_GB/31.html

This is why I implied that overclocked GTX460 = 5850/GTX470.
 
I am working on getting the 1gb version. I know maybe the 768mb maybe is enough but it really doesnt much interest me much. I am also looking into the O/C versions. I have noticed some have up to 800mhz from 675mhz and that is a nice jump. I would like the Evga but I dont know right away because they are not Limited Lifetime Warrenty on them. I have had Evga cards and have always considered them but if no lifetime..then I may jump onto a different brand.
 
Getting the EVGA 1GB GTX460 SC version as soon as I can score one on newegg. They only have 768MB now, which is a bummer.

EVGA needs to bulk up stock quick before I lose interest 🙂.
 
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