Gt520 (1 gb) vs gts 450 (1gb)

spynoodle said:
Personally, I would not get a 9800 GTX, given that it only supports DirectX 9
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Hmmm.... my understanding is that the GeForce 8xxx cards were the first to support DX10, and that the 7xxx series were the last to only support DX9. So surely the 9xxx cards support DX10?
 
vistakid10 said:
Hmmm.... my understanding is that the GeForce 8xxx cards were the first to support DX10, and that the 7xxx series were the last to only support DX9. So surely the 9xxx cards support DX10?
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Edited. Sometimes I forget, given that my Radeon x800 is archaic. :) It's still not the best idea though, IMO.
 
spynoodle said:
It's still not the best idea though, IMO.
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I agree with you. The 9800s were good back in their day but today you can't really play any of today's games on them, they're too old, and remember the whole GeForce 9 series were mostly just reboxed 8 series cards with a die shrink, so really the 9 series cards are actually older than we think they are.

But yeah - back on topic, I'd go for the GTS 450. :D It's a world above and beyond the GT 520. Stay away from the 9800.
 
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OK, so I have the 6670 installed, it benchmarks high in every area except for 3D Rendering with DirectX11. What can I do about that? It's about 200 points lower in most areas compared to similar systems with the same card.
 
Guy. As long as i know about video game. Geforce 9XXX and 2XX is still good for video game. It is for those who can't afford better video card. Like i see 8400 GS cost 80 dollar in best buy and GTX 560 140 dollar on newegg.com, but i got 9600 GT for 40 dollar.
 
TankerHC said:
OK, so I have the 6670 installed, it benchmarks high in every area except for 3D Rendering with DirectX11. What can I do about that? It's about 200 points lower in most areas compared to similar systems with the same card.
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That's weird. I'm sure it's nothing to worry about, though. As long as it performs on par in actual games, you're fine. ;)
 
jonnyp11 said:
Do you have the latest drivers?
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Yea, when I registered it automatically updated to the latest drivers. One thing I should note, I tested it with 3DMark11. The drivers were classed as up to date but not authenticated. The message was that it could take up to two weeks to authenticate the drivers now that they are in the database. I dont think this would have any effect on measuring the DirectX11 3D Rendering performance.
 
Do not worry about the windows driver updater. Use driver sweeper to remove 8.9 and then install 12.3 and you will be fine.
 
First a comment and then a couple of questions. After having run this 6670, the upgrade comparison from the GT520 is incredible. Didnt know what I was missing. Last night I ran Unigine Heaven DX11 a few times and the graphics at different settings is amazing. The only game I play is MS Flight Sim X, the graphics upgrade was again, incredible. I use two 42 inch monitors and playing on one it was so realistic I was leaning over when the plane turned, lol. But I have a couple of questions.

1. What does "Tesselation do"?

2. Should Tessealtion be enabled or disabled? It is currently disabled.
 
In a nutshell...

Tessellation disabled:

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Tessellation enabled:

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Note that there are varying levels of tessellation and the more you use, the more intensive it is.
 
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Left is disabled, right is enabled.

Tessellation gives the objects more depth making them look more realistic. This is from the Heaven Benchmark I believe.
 
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