Another Torn Topic!

[Waco]

the fact of the 9800 GX2 have 1GB of memory size, and the HD 4870 just 512MB, doesnt it count? looks like not, but i cant understand why??

The 9800GX2 is a dual GPU card with 512 MB per GPU.

[gonzer]

The 9800GX2 is a dual GPU card with 512 MB per GPU.

 

i dont get it..o.o do it makes the card worse? its still 1GB of cappacity right?

[Puck]

i dont get it..o.o do it makes the card worse? its still 1GB of cappacity right?

Yes, that would be a 1GB, but the 4870x2 is a dual gpu card with a gig per gpu, so it has twice the memory of the card you were considering(2GB).

 

It is not just the memory capacity though, when pushing games and resolutions to the limit it is a much faster card overall.

[damian]

http://www.powercolor.com/Global/products_...?ProductID=2241

 

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[gonzer]

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but there is a 4870 whit just 512 MB( im not talking about the x2), thats what i want know

 

in what situation the memory size worth more? 9800gx2 vs HD 4870 512MB, the processor is still better, but how i will know if i will need more memory than processor?

 

 

(edit: you know, whit games like diablo 3 and starcraft 2 comming, im worry about how much video memory they gonna need, and if there is HD 4870 whit 1GB and whit 512MB, i have to consider what the memory size means at all)

Edited August 15, 2008 by gonzer