Current video card memory

[maerean_m]

Answering to this poll can be very helpful.

[THE_MASK]

To be fair , i dont have my new computer yet but i notice that you can get a good ati card for around $250 here in australia . XFX HD4890 EXTREME 1GB GDDR5

[Reece]

ATI HIS Turbo HD4850 512mb.:yep:

[JU_88]

Voted 512 as I have a 9800GT (an rebadged 8800GT - cheeky Nvidia)
but im hoping to upgrade to a 200 series card in the coming months...:DL

[The General]

morning ju 88. Will you lemme know what card you end up getting as you know alot more about this stuff than me and I need to copy you? :D

[Captain von Keldunk]

After buying SH5, will buy a 1GB card. Nvidia this time I think.:D
Will first try it with my ati 3870 512 card to see the difference.
As I have now quad core and 4gb of memory, no need to upgrade everything I hope.:DL
But will upgrade my memory to faster speed.

[KeptinCranky]

I have an ati4870 more than 512, don't recall if it's the 1gb or 768 version...:06:

[HanSolo78]

NVidia GTX 280 with 1GB Ram...

[Arclight]

8800GTS 512... yes, with 512MB. :D

Planning on using it till it goes poof or the upcoming GTX300 becomes too tempting. Or Radeon HD 5000 in case Nvidia drops the ball. :hmmm:
(which would all be "over 512MB" options)

[stabiz]

Hd4890 1gb.

[momo55]

ENGTX295 1792 MB in my pc with vista
8800GTS 640 MB in my pc with xp

[Schultz]

I have ASUS 4870 with DDR 5 hehehe, 512 mb

[DarkFish]

256MB GeForce 8600GTS. Works like a charm (I can play CoD:WaW at max settings :DL) so I'm not planning to buy a new one any time soon.

[Sledgehammer427]

ASUS AH3450 512...I hope I'll be ready for SHV

[Dowly]

GF9800GT 512mb :salute:

[dcb]

Gigabyte 8800 GT 512 mb (and very pleased with it, I may say:))

[SteveW1]

ATI HD 3850 512mb Overclocked

[Gunfighter]

8800 GTS 640mb, WinXP Goes like a Bat out of HELL :rock:

[JU_88]

morning ju 88. Will you lemme know what card you end up getting as you know alot more about this stuff than me and I need to copy you? :D

Arrrgghh, right - no pressure then (i get it wrong sometimes) :D

[bert8for3]

4890 1GB

[Morpheus]

E8600 (2x3.00 Ghz), GF8800GTS(512), 2Gig RAM - there is always something better to get...

As for SH4, i have frames from 80 > 150+

[Gato76]

BFG 8800 GT 512. the card is getting old but still kick @ss, best video card i ever had :rock:

[martes86]

nVidia 9800GTX 1GB in my desktop PC, and nVidia 8400M GS up to 1GB in my laptop.

And the usual stuff now is 512 at least, I don't see decent cards with less.

Cheers

[fallenyggdrasil]

Ati 3650 512mb :-?

[Platapus]

Wow, 1GB on the graphics card!

I would have thought that would be getting into the Liquid Cooled area :har:

A friend of mine just finished his liquid cooled computer, pretty nifty.

[V.C. Sniper]

NVidia GeForce 8600GT 512MB

[maerean_m]

Some very powerful video cards around here. I must say I'm impressed and [a little] surprised.

If you guys have an older card, please vote. It's important to get a correct view of actual situation.

[HanSolo78]

Maybe it should also be recognized that a certain amount of graphics memory does not present the power of a video card to play a high detailed game with lots of polygons.

For example: a Radeon 3650 with 1GB memory is not capable of displaying good FPS in modern games because of the slow GPU! :88)


@the dev team

what about the importance of multi CPU systems?
For example: SH3 (SH4 I do not really know) only supports 1 CPU and in situations with several AI units the FPS is very dependend on the CPU and with higher CPU frequency the FPS improves.

I think a modern engine should minimum use 2 CPU cores.
What do you think dev team?

best greetings
Han

[Webster]

Some very powerful video cards around here. I must say I'm impressed and [a little] surprised.

If you guys have an older card, please vote. It's import to get a correct view of actual situation.


well its kinda sh4's fault lol, we or i should say i and many others had no choice but to upgrade our computer just to play sh4 properly so naturally we made the smart move of getting a quality video card at that time out of self preservation more than not minding paying for an expensive card.

after all most video cards are outdated before you can get home to install them :damn:

its not reflected anywhere in the poll but i would bet many upgraded to quad cpu's at that time too, i know i did.

[longam]

I voted over 512mb before I looked, oops, its an NVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512MB

[Sledgehammer427]

@ WEBSTER

your explanation about the upgrade for SHIV was spot on for me, I had a ATI X1650 with 512 on it and that was my greatest card until it overheated and seized up (i still mourn it's loss) my next card (bought from necessity )was an ATI HD2400, worst decision ever! it still works to this day, in my stepdad's music computer. so to keep myself sane i bought an ATI HD3450 with 512 and it almost matches my orig. X1650.

[TheDarkWraith]

BFGTech GTX 280 OC w/ 1GB video memory. (AMD Phenom II X4 [quad-core] 955 Black Edition OC'd to 3.8GHz on an Asus Crosshair Formula III MB with 8 GB Ram @ 1600MHz on Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit pumping data to that card!). Plus it helps having 2 X WD VelociRaptors in a RAID 0 to move data quickly...:cool:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit runs SH3 and SH4 with no problems btw.
That GTX280 powers a 30" Samsung Widescreen LCD monitor @ 2560 X 1600.

[mookiemookie]

its not reflected anywhere in the poll but i would bet many upgraded to quad cpu's at that time too, i know i did.

Again, it wasn't an option on the poll, but depending on my Christmas bonus this year (fingers crossed!), I'll be upgrading to a quad core and a graphics card with 1 gb of memory beacuse #1: it's time and #2: in anticipation of SH5.

[cappy70]

Well,,I have XFX 295 1.7 gig video mem.:ping:

[EXT64]

XFX ATI 4850 1GB, Phenom II 940, 4GB Ram, Vista 64 Enterprise (and really when discussing video ram, monitor resolution is important, as bigger monitor = more ram required), 1280x1024 (for now), possibly 1680x1050. The screens of SHV look pretty demanding. It will be interesting to see how it runs when it comes out.

[d@rk51d3]

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT, 1 Gig.

[tonschk]

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My System is :

INTEL core 2 duo E8600

ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Pc Power & Cooling 910W Power Supply Unit

4 Gb OCZ Memory RAM 1066MHz

Waiting to October 20 to install Windows 7





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[clocky]

Some very powerful video cards around here. I must say I'm impressed and [a little] surprised.

If you guys have an older card, please vote. It's important to get a correct view of actual situation.

salut marian ;)

the results should be predictable. 512 Mb video cards will win. second place 1gb video cards and then the rest.
but these results should be taken into considerations with a bit of salt. Not everyone that is a fan of Silent Hunter/ buys Silent Hunter is a member of this community or @ Ubi.

[a.beyol]

Ati x1650 pro ddr3 256 mb ram

[Arclight]

ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
What, just one? :roll: :O:

You don't waste any time do you? :haha:
They still cost about 500,-USD over here. :nope:

[Task Force]

Overclocked 8800 gts 640 eventualy to have its place taken by a lovely 300gtx/s/gt...:yeah:

[FIREWALL]

BFG 295 GTX H20 1792mbX 2 Liquid cooled.

[mcf1]

I currently have a radeon 9600 atlantis 256mb, but I am planning to buy a new pc when SH5 comes out

[seaniam81]

I'm running an eVga 9600GT 512 meg.
Its the best card I've ever bought. Runs everything I can throw at it. My next PC will have an eVga 9800GT in it. I was planning on going upto the Nvidia 200 series but I heard they have problems with FSX.

[Kromus]

MSI 280 GTX 1GB, gonna update to 295 next year or just wait how thing with 5000 ATI and 300 NVIDIA versions develops.

[JU_88]

Ok I just got impatient ordered a GF GTX 275 (896mb) :up:
Now i have to try and hide the transaction from miss JU_88 :oops:

@The General, feel free to copy me :D

[Seeadler]

My current gaming PC has a nVidia GTX 275 with 896 MB. My second PC a GTX 8800 with 768 MB.

[Carotio]

From another thread about systems and graphic cards...
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=101690

My system:
High Performance Core 2 Duo E6600, 2.40 GHz
Chieftec LCX-01 Workstation
LC-POWER 550W, 120mm, 14 dB
ASUS P5B Deluxe, P965, DDR2/GLAN/RAID/1394a/WiFi motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, 2.40 GHz / 1066 MHz, 4 MB
Kingston HyperX DDR2, 800 MHz CL4, 2x 1 GB
ASUS EN8800GTS TOP/HTDP/512M
Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
2 * Maxtor DM 21, 250 GB, 7200 rpm, 16 MB, SATA II
Lite-On SHM-165P6S DVD Writer, 16x DL
Lite-On DVD-ROM, 16/48x, bulk
Multi Reader 15-i-1, intern, USB 2.0
1.44 MB floppydrive
Standard Cooler, 120x120x25, 26 dBA
Logitech MX1000 Laser Cordless Mouse
D-Link DI-624 108Mbit Wireless Gateway
ViewSonic 19" LCD 1280*1024 max

I used to have a BFG 1gb video card IIRC, but it broke down, and my usual pc shop didn't have another 1gb video cards at the time (March 2009). But they explained me that that having the extra 512mb wouldn't really render much better graphics. The GPU is of greater importance. So even though, my video ram was half of what I had before, the speed of the GPU was increased.

[NZsnowman]

Dual 512MB GDDR5 ATI Radeon HD 4870 with CrossFire Technology :DL
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 3.0GHz 12MB Cache 1333MHz
2GB DDR3 SDRAM 1600MHz

[Kaleun_Endrass]

2 3/4 year old rig:
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe
E6600 (2x 2.4GHz)
4GB mem
XFX 8800 GTX XXX 768MB (O.C. version with 630MHz CoreSpeed)
2x Super Talent Ultradrive GX 128GB in RAID0 for OS and some games (@Racerboy: In comparison WD VelociRaptors are extremly slow and extremly LOUD)
Windows Vista 64 Ultimate (SH3+SH4 work without any problem)

As long as I can play every blockbuster game with max. details with the displays native resolution (1280x1024, it´s a 19" touchscreen) with at least 25fps (slowest fps with Crysis is 27) I won´t upgrade anything. Besides, I´ll wait for the next generation of Nvidia cards. The 300 series will hit market soon.

[Highbury]

I have a 1GB HD5870, they are pretty cheap now so I will probably get a second and set up Crossfire.

[danlisa]

Answering to this poll can be very helpful.

There's no point me adding my stats but FWIW, 512 would be the best option.

Perhaps you could answer this for me - will SLI or Crossfire be of any benefit to SH5, are you supporting it?

[Kaleun_Endrass]

will SLI or Crossfire be of any benefit to SH5, are you supporting it?
SLI or Crossfire is almost always of benefit and it´s not an implementation issue. So SH5, as every other graphical application too, will automatically support it.

[martes86]

As far as I know, double-card technologies on both the nVidia or ATI front, are complicated to implement in the engine. My impression has been (in the Subsim meet) that they won't be implemented because of the complication of having to program them at the native level.

Cheers

[danlisa]

As far as I know, double-card technologies on both the nVidia or ATI front, are complicated to implement in the engine. My impression has been (in the Subsim meet) that they won't be implemented because of the complication of having to program them at the native level.

Cheers

Hmm, that's what I was assuming. Can maerean_m confirm that please.:D

Not overly worried as one of my cards will be enough but had a bit of spare cash and was thinking about an extra card.

[walkirie]

I have a 1GB HD5870, they are pretty cheap now so I will probably get a second and set up Crossfire.


I agree , me have a ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5

[martes86]

82.22% of voters state they have 512MB or more of graphics RAM, so I'd say that's the direction to be taken with the sim's development.

[Syxx_Killer]

I've got an XFX nVidia 8600GT with 512MB.

[mr chris]

2 - ATI 4870 x2 2Gb here.
I hope SHV will make them sweat.;)

[DaveU186]

I've managed to vote wrongly in the poll which is a bit laughable, but I have a Radeon X550 - 256MB.

:shifty:

[Webster]

I've managed to vote wrongly in the poll which is a bit laughable, ...

:shifty:

:har: that takes talent but it happens, blame it on the family pet :salute:

[AVGWarhawk]

GF6200 64MB :up:

[maerean_m]

GF6200 64MB :up:As long as it can render the soup, you've got everything you need. :har:

[Task Force]

GF6200 64MB :up:

lol... remember when that was a good card...:rotfl2:

[Seaman_Hornsby]

ATI 4850 with 512mb here.

Ready for action! :arrgh!:

[Argus00]

What the sig says :rock:

Edit: (BFG Tech GeForce GTX 285 OCX rev. B 1GB DDR3 512-bit)

[EXT64]

I wonder if we also need a thread/poll about the GPU (as in, ATI 5870 or NVidia GTX280, but more general, of course) just so we have both halves of the equation accounted for. Although a lot of these cards listed are great in ram and GPU, in the past (as a marketing gimmick) I have seen many cards paired with 512MB or more of slow ram with a poor GPU, which would not do well in SH5. While it may tell the same story in the end, it could be intriguing none the less.

[nikimcbee]

I plan to upgrade...:D

[Onkel Neal]

^reported as spam^

* tennis ball machine..? nvm. :nope:

Thanks!! I have removed the spam.

Neal

[AVGWarhawk]

As long as it can render the soup, you've got everything you need. :har:

Correct sir...it is all about the soup! I see the team is on top of it! Awesome! :yeah:

[Arclight]

Yeah, 64MB should be just enough to render about 1 gallon of soup, so you should have nothing to worry about. :up:

btw, Neal, above post relating to spam removed to avoid cluttering the thread... not that this one contributes that much... :88)

[clocky]

ATi Radeon 4850 ICeQ4 512 Mb.

btw , this article (http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphics-ram-4870,review-31693.html) is interesting. According to the tests video ram helps only when we're talking about resolutions close to 2560xXXXx and ONLY in some few games. So i guess the poll is useless. it matters what video card you have but really not how much memory on it.

[gutted]

nVidia GTS250 with 1GB RAM

[stabiz]

ATi Radeon 4850 ICeQ4 512 Mb.

btw , this article (http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphics-ram-4870,review-31693.html) is interesting. According to the tests video ram helps only when we're talking about resolutions close to 2560xXXXx and ONLY in some few games. So i guess the poll is useless. it matters what video card you have but really not how much memory on it.

Simply not true, a res of 1920x1200 with lots of AA and AF needs video ram.

[Castout]

9800GTX+ 512Mb

Runs as fast as a devil seeing Christ.:yeah:


Okay maybe not that fast but fast enough for me:O:

[Shearwater]

ATI Radeon HD Mobility 3470, 256 MB dedicated video ram, 768 MBytes optional. I know, - it's a notebook graphics card, but as long as it runs SHIII ... :up:

[Webster]

ATI Radeon HD Mobility 3470, 256 MB dedicated video ram, 768 MBytes optional. I know, - it's a notebook graphics card, but as long as it runs SHIII ... :up:


"optional" just means what it will borrow from your systems ram which they will all do when they run out of onboard ram so the "optional" ram specs is meaningless and is just used as a selling ploy to confuse people.

dedicated ram = onboard ram (ram that you really have)

optional ram = what it will borrow from your system (smoke & mirrors term used for marketing purposes)

[Shearwater]

Sure, but as long as I don't have a 64 bit O/S installed, i can just as well dedicate the 768 MB of ram to my graphics card since Vista 32 can't handle more than 3 GB. I just don't think that it will make any difference since the regular ram probably doesn't make it faster.

[Sgtmonkeynads]

Graphics CardATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2Video Memory1024MB

I love my beast.

[sav112]

5yr system with 256MB here but buying a new quad core system in March/April and plan to spend around £300 on a new card.

[Greentimbers]

S!

eVGA 9800 GT Superclocked 512 x 2 (SLI)
AMD Phenom X II 955 @ 3.2GHz
8GB Dual Channel DDR 800 Ram

Windows 7 64 RC

Can't think of anything else.:up:

[Elder-Pirate]

BFG 9600 GT OC 512 MB Graphic card


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/oleman/9600OCEgraphiccard4-1.jpg



Pushed by AMD Phenom X4 9500 processor.


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/oleman/AMDPhenom9500Quadcore.jpg

( probably cheaper now :hmmm: )

Mothered by: Asus M3N78 PRO Motherboard.

Followed by 4 Gigs Crucial DDR2 PC2-6400 RAM.http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/oleman/240-pinDIMMkit_21.gif

I just hope it's enough. If I can't push SH5 wide open well I can come pretty close I think. :yeah:

[captziggy]

I have had a Nvidia 8800GTOC 512MB and it plays everything thrown at it wide open.Maybe later I'll get another card if this one quits working.

[Vold]

ATI Radeon HD 4870, 512 Mb, I hope, it should suffice for SH5...

[CaptainHaplo]

GTX 260 OC with 892 onboard. Odd number I know, but for some reason all the 260's are like that.

Also went with a BFG like Elder-Pirate did - have to like a company that gives you a LIFETIME warranty!

[skwasjer]

Bought a GTX 275/896MB real cheap a month or two ago, to replace a 8800GTX which I somehow managed to burn up... \o/

[JU_88]

Bought a GTX 275/896MB real cheap a month or two ago, to replace a 8800GTX which I somehow managed to burn up... \o/


Also just bourght a GTX 275 but its phucked and im sending back for a replacement. :nope:
Still im enjoying the free copy of Batman: Ark assylum that came with it on my trustly 9800GT, A rather linier button bashing consoley type game, but very enjoayble none the less. :up:

[Adriatico]

We need a new thread with appropriate question:

> What GPU you intend/hope to have in your PC in a six months ?

* * *
Should we start playing SH5 in April 2010, what relevance would have, on release date, your GPU history in September 2009... ?

:dead:

[TheDarkWraith]

Well just bought the UBoat expansion for SH4 (only $9.99 online @ UbiStore) and my current card, GTX 280 OC, doesn't even break a sweat. I'm redoing the FX for the game because the smoke, fire, and all are just piss poor. Needs some major visual overhauls. We'll see how the video card handles it after I've made the changes.
I'll probably be buying an nVidia 300 series card when SH V comes out. Not because I probably need to but because I can and like to stay up-to-date with computer hardware. Hell, I'll probably be putting in a new AMD CPU also since they should have something screaming around 4GHz by then. I got a lot of old computer stuff I should put up on e-bay. Anyone needing a complete system that was top of the line one day (has a BFGTech 8800GTX OC in it with AMD Athlon FX-62)? PM if interested. I don't need it anymore since I built my AMD quad-core system.
I was an ATI guy at one time. Then I tried nVidia. Now there's no going back :rock:

[FIREWALL]

Probably been posted :DL :http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2122021/nvidia_gtx_300_series_specs_leaked.html

[Rapt0r56]

Got the NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT,512mb.
But will upgrade soon, maybe before Ubi will release SHV. :ping:

[Adriatico]

Like Racerboy, I hope to upgrade to nVidia 300 next June/July, after 2-3 months of getting familiar with SH5.

I prefer ATI cards picture, but fact that Oleg is applying nVidia "friendly codes" in upcoming Battle of Britain SoW... gave me no choice.

* * *
There's just small problem, that Oleg is "lost in a time and space" with his project and nobody knows possible date (year) of release... so I might end up with some ATI 5870, afterall...
:ping:

[Egan]

ATI 4870x2. 2 gig in all. Alright card. SH4 plays with silly high frames.

[IanC]

Still using my 2004 nvidia 6600gt. In yo face!

[Col. Caldwell]

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 256MB. Intel Core 2 Duo processor 2.5GB, 4GB RAM. SH4 and Rainbow Six Vegas runs fine on this. Just hope SH5 can run on this.

[Steeltrap]

Ati RADEON X-1950 XTX 512Mb

A bit old, but was pretty much top shelf when I bought it. Am thinking of going for dual cards when I replace it.

As for CPU, a dual-core Athlon 64 FX-62 @ 2.8GHz w 2GB RAM.

I got all of this back in 2006, so some components are a little old now.

Suppose I might think of building a new one some time, or just replacing video card in the interim.

FYI, anyone wanting to look into graphics cards and other hardware, this is a very handy site:

http://www.tomshardware.com (http://www.tomshardware.com/)

[Glock17]

Nvid 295gtx 1792mb (hope they will properly support multi gfx cpu's :P )
AMD 955 quadcore black edition 3.2 ghz
4gb Ram
everything on 64 bit win 7 atm.

[sladecutter3]

Radeon 4850 512mb I consistantly get about 70-75fps even running
enviro mod, screen res at 1680x1050, looking to crossfire with same:)

[Arclight]

BUMP

And a note on SLI rigs: having 2 cards with 512MB memory still "only" gives you 512MB, not 1024, because memory from 1 card is cloned. Not sure, but I think it applies to 2xGPU cards as well (GTX295, etc). ;)

[THE_MASK]

Should i look for a graphics card with the highest GPU as well as the highest memory . A gigabyte HD5870 has an 850mhz core clock and 1gb of memory for $589 and a palit gtx295 has 576mhz core clock and 1792mb of memory . Which one is best for gaming ?

[Arclight]

Bit OT, but: I wouldn't bother with the GTX295. Being a dual-GPU card, you can expect anything from 10 to 60% (maybe little more) in performance gain (compared to same single GPU), but it really depends on the game. Far too unpredictable imho. And it's powerhungry, quite a bit more so than the 5770. Another strike against it is that it has 896MB effectively, compared to 1024MB on the radeon.

TBH, I'd wait and see what Nvidia is coming up with early next year. At this point you "should" buy the Radeon 5770/5750, but only because of a lack of competition.

*meant the 58xx offcourse, 5700 series is out so I'm confused. :88)

[cappy70]

This is an big issue with ATI, from a 5870 review:

""Yowzers -- Okay, so in the past we've talked a lot about dual-GPU gaming and the issues that come along with it. ATI's big challenge is that new games require a driver update or hotfix to become multi-GPU compatible. We are nearly a year away from the moment when the 4870 X2 was released, and it is with some frustration that I still have to report that ATI still has not implemented user based multi-GPU profiles. E.g. if a totally hot new game you just picked up is not yet supported by the driver, you could create your own profile and maximize performance. ATI... dudes... get that done, this is getting embarrassing.""