What is more preferrable in a video card: Bit-width or memory?

[GeekySage]

I am thinking about buying a graphics card for my old rig and am faced with a dilemma of either choosing a card w/ 64-bit, 256MB mem or another card w/ 128-bit, 128MB memory.

Given budget constraints, what do you guys think is more important?

 

[imported_Kensai]

Bit-width of the memory.
128-bit and 128MB.

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: Kensai
Bit-width of the memory.
128-bit and 128MB.

:thumbsup:

Want a ?

 

[GeekySage]

posted this by mistake. huh, so I can't delete my post.

 

[biostud]

we need to know the speed of the memory, if they're the same then Kensai is right.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine

Originally posted by: Kensai
Bit-width of the memory.
128-bit and 128MB.

:thumbsup:

Want a ?

In fact I do. 😛

 

[GeekySage]

Originally posted by: Kensai
Bit-width of the memory.
128-bit and 128MB.

umm...okay, so you mean i should buy the card w/ 128-bit, 128MB memory.
By the way, what did you mean by "Bid-width of the memory"?

 

[imported_Kensai]

Originally posted by: GeekySage

Originally posted by: Kensai
Bit-width of the memory.
128-bit and 128MB.

umm...okay, so you mean i should buy the card w/ 128-bit, 128MB memory.
By the way, what did you mean by "Bid-width of the memory"?

128-bit w/ 128MB> 64-bit w/ 256mb.

At the low end, there's no use in having 256MB of VRAM.

 

[GeekySage]

Alrite, thanks for replying, you guys. 🙂

 

[Regs]

Think of 64 bit memory with 256 MB's of space as an eye dropper trying to fill up a very large pool.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: Kensai
Bit-width of the memory.
128-bit and 128MB.

 

[DaveSimmons]

The GPU if doing any gaming. A GF4 ti4200 with 64 MB is better than a GF4mx with 512 MB RAM and 11ty-billion bit memory bus.