What's the the point of the 768MB 460GTX?

[FalseChristian]

For a measly $30 you get 8 more ROPS more GDDR and a faster memory bus (256 vs 192).

To me the GTX460 1GB is a no-brainer.

 

[dug777]

For a measly $30 you get 8 more ROPS more GDDR and a faster memory bus (256 vs 192).

To me the GTX460 1GB is a no-brainer.

The GTS 460 760mb is the kind of GPU that demonstrates there is no God, or if there is, he's targeting OEMs and value concious people who don't want to go over $200 USD 😉

 

[Ben90]

Because in not memory bound situations, it gives more performance per $

 

[FalseChristian]

Try running Crysis at 2560x1600 with only 768MB of RAM.

 

[toyota]

Try running Crysis at 2560x1600 with only 768MB of RAM.

try running the 1gb version too at those settings. 🙄

a 768mb model is a good lower priced option for those below 1920. at 1920 or above yeah most would be better served by the 1gb model.

 

[f4phantom2500]

try running the 1gb version too at those settings. 🙄

i was gonna say...

a 768mb model is a good lower priced option for those below 1920. at 1920 or above yeah most would be better served by the 1gb model.

not only that, but selling right at, or especially right below, $200 is a psychological marketing tactic; even though it's not that much cheaper people feel like they're spending a lot less money.

further, any chips that are slightly defective can just be sold as the 768mb version instead of being wasted. more models = better yields = more $

 

[Sickamore]

What if you SLI those two cards, Will you get a better performance boost that can match up to the higher end cards.

 

[toyota]

What if you SLI those two cards, Will you get a better performance boost that can match up to the higher end cards.

running 768mb models in SLI is just silly. the whole point of SLI is to run greater settings/resolutions and with just 768mb you are shooting yourself in the foot.

 

[RussianSensation]

What if you SLI those two cards, Will you get a better performance boost that can match up to the higher end cards.

http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/19404/5

 

[jvroig]

Try running Crysis at 2560x1600 with only 768MB of RAM.

Did you not read what he just said? He clearly said "in not memory bound situations":

Because in not memory bound situations, it gives more performance per $

Why then would you retort with Crysis at 2560x1600? Does it escape you what "not memory bound situations" mean?

 

[Leyawiin]

Its kind of like the HD 5750 vs. HD 5770 of Nvidia's catalog. Should have had a different name, should have been a little cheaper.

 

[JAG87]

For the same reason they make 2 and 3 ply tissues.

 

[lavaheadache]

For the same reason they make 2 and 3 ply tissues.

lol... all to true.

 

[DaveSimmons]

The point is to fill your cup of nerd rage.

DRINK!!!!

Or:
Because $30 is a lot of money to some people. Not everyone rides a gold-plated helicopter to work.

And:
When heat, noise and power are important (such as a HTPC or mini-ITX box), the 768MB runs a little cooler, quieter and with less power.

 

[Rifter]

The point is to fill your cup of nerd rage.

DRINK!!!!

Or:
Because $30 is a lot of money to some people. Not everyone rides a gold-plated helicopter to work.

And:
When heat, noise and power are important (such as a HTPC or mini-ITX box), the 768MB runs a little cooler, quieter and with less power.

This, not everyone needs the performance but might want the features for a HTPC, or casual gaming.

 

[Wreckage]

I did see one on sale a while back for $170. I think that is more the point of the card. It smacks around the 5830 while the 1GB is up with the 5850.


A $30 difference kind of makes the 1GB the easier choice, but if that gap again extends to $60. Maybe not so much. $60 more for a 5850 is a complete waste.

 

[tweakboy]

It is worth it from 192 to 256... pay the 30 more.

I have yet to see any game utilize over 512MB of RAM. Except for Crysis on high detail possibly, needing 768mb or 1GB. Its a over kill. Some people get 2GB graphic cards,, now that is pointless... but to each their pown. 🙂 gg and gb

 

[toyota]

It is worth it from 192 to 256... pay the 30 more.

I have yet to see any game utilize over 512MB of RAM. Except for Crysis on high detail possibly, needing 768mb or 1GB. Its a over kill. Some people get 2GB graphic cards,, now that is pointless... but to each their pown. 🙂 gg and gb

your post makes no sense at all.

 

[jvroig]

It is worth it from 192 to 256... pay the 30 more.

I have yet to see any game utilize over 512MB of RAM.

Not pointing out any veracity in your statements, but I do want to point out that you contradicted yourself there -
(1) you recommended paying more for 1GB, saying it is worth it, then
(2) immediately said anything more than 512MB is not necessary.

If (1) is true, then (2) cannot be true, and vice versa.

 

[RaistlinZ]

Not pointing out any veracity in your statements, but I do want to point out that you contradicted yourself there -
(1) you recommended paying more for 1GB, saying it is worth it, then
(2) immediately said anything more than 512MB is not necessary.

If (1) is true, then (2) cannot be true, and vice versa.

Can someone set that up as a math equation? 😀

 

[MagickMan]

your post makes no sense at all.

Really? Because I thought it was one of his more lucid posts.

 

[GaiaHunter]

Not pointing out any veracity in your statements, but I do want to point out that you contradicted yourself there -
(1) you recommended paying more for 1GB, saying it is worth it, then
(2) immediately said anything more than 512MB is not necessary.

If (1) is true, then (2) cannot be true, and vice versa.

That would be true if that was what he was saying.

He is saying it is worth paying $30 more to get more bandwidth 192-bits bus -> 256-bit bus.

 

[LethalRise750]

It is worth it from 192 to 256... pay the 30 more.

I have yet to see any game utilize over 512MB of RAM. Except for Crysis on high detail possibly, needing 768mb or 1GB. Its a over kill. Some people get 2GB graphic cards,, now that is pointless... but to each their pown. 🙂 gg and gb

GPU-Z and MSI Afterburner are reporting 750-1000mb Usage on my GTX 460 currently with Very High Settings in Metro 2033 and I'm at 1920x1080 with the 1GB/256Bit Model.

 

[cusideabelincoln]

I did see one on sale a while back for $170. I think that is more the point of the card. It smacks around the 5830 while the 1GB is up with the 5850.

A $30 difference kind of makes the 1GB the easier choice, but if that gap again extends to $60. Maybe not so much. $60 more for a 5850 is a complete waste.

Do you ever stop spouting non-sense and baiting with troll posts?

HD 5830 = GTX 460 768mb

One is faster than the other on a game by game basis - most of the time they give virtually identical performance. They are in the same performance class and will give the user the same gameplay experience, with exceptions being, as I reiterate, on a game by game and hell even setting-by-setting basis.

http://www.techspot.com/review/299-palit-inno3d-geforce-gtx-460/page6.html

There is no "smacking around" as you put it. This term, along with others such as "beat up", "ass kicks", and whatever other arbitrary phrases, are no where near adequate descriptors for proper video card analysis. Whoever uses such terms (I don't care what side you take) in a serious manner should have their legitimacy card (unofficially/officially?) removed and destroyed, as whatever they say is garbage and is solely intended to invoke negative emotional responses - aka trolling.

 

[Wreckage]

Do you ever stop spouting non-sense and baiting with troll posts?

HD 5830 = GTX 460 768mb

One is faster than the other on a game by game basis - most of the time they give virtually identical performance. They are in the same performance class and will give the user the same gameplay experience, with exceptions being, as I reiterate, on a game by game and hell even setting-by-setting basis.

http://www.techspot.com/review/299-palit-inno3d-geforce-gtx-460/page6.html

There is no "smacking around" as you put it. This term, along with others such as "beat up", "ass kicks", and whatever other arbitrary phrases, are no where near adequate descriptors for proper video card analysis. Whoever uses such terms (I don't care what side you take) in a serious manner should have their legitimacy card (unofficially/officially?) removed and destroyed, as whatever they say is garbage and is solely intended to invoke negative emotional responses - aka trolling.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3809/nvidias-geforce-gtx-460-the-200-king/19

At $200 the GeForce GTX 460 768MB is clearly the card to get, offering better performance than the Radeon 5830 with fantastic cooling and a reasonable power draw. AMD has little choice but to bring down 5830 prices further – besides Eyefinity it has nothing to separate itself from the otherwise superior GTX 460.

How about "superior" is that better than knocks around?