1gb or 2gb 4850x2

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htphm42

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Hey all,
Kind of a noob question, but I was just wondering whether I should get a 2gb or 1gb 4850x2 1gb. The 1gb is a bit cheaper and comes with a free gift (either STALKER Clear Sky or a 16gb memory stick). I play at 1920x1200, so I know I need a card with a bit of vRAM, but I'm not sure of the performance hit at that res with the 1gb. I really don't need the free gift, but it makes the decision much harder :rolleyes:. So, I guess my main question is whether there is a major performance hit between the two at 1920x1200?

FYI:
1gb = 512mb x2
2gb = 1gb x2
 
I just purchased this 4850 X2 2 gig. From what I've read, the 2 gig is necessary for 1920x1200 & above.

Use coupon code (for any card) MMCHVGA and get a 10% discount. My final price was $247.99 with free shipping.
 
Yeah, the coupons is the reason why I'm asking. It brought it down to my price range :). anyways, I still don't know about the diff. between 1gb and 2gb though.
 
Of all the games tested in this roundup, it matters a tiny bit in FarCry 2, and not at all everywhere else.

At 1920x1200 that is. Obviously it matters a lot at 2560x1600.
 
it even matters at 1680 in games like Far Cry 2. see how the 4870 1gb has a huge lead over the 4870 512 when AA is turned on at just 1680. http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2009/01/23/sapphire-ati-radeon-hd-4850-x2-2gb/4



at 1920x1200 and above there is NO reason to use a high end gpu that has only 512mb. if you are going to buy a 4850x2 then get the 2gb model so you can have 1gb of usable vram. no pointing in limiting yourself right from the start by not having enough vram to run every current game out there.
 
I was thinking about this earlier today when I was about to buy the 4850x2 1GB. I didn't because I run AA and my current 512MB gpu's don't like AA with high graphic settings (8800GTS 512). They have the power to play at the settings I want with AA on but the gpu memory slowly starts getting full and the game gets clunky. I have to restart the game to clear it.
 
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