1gb vs 2 gb

[ggeorge]

so here are the two gpus that i was asking about.

2 gb version
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ ... id=0369120

1 gb version
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ ... id=0363754

You'd be paying $25 extra for a card that is slower and doesn't have a prayer or using 2gb of memory for anything useful. It is a perfect example of what I'm talking about.

 

[Mate94]

so here are the two gpus that i was asking about.

2 gb version
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ ... id=0369120

1 gb version
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ ... id=0363754

Choose the 1GB version. Chimera will report wrong VRAM amount with the 2GB version.

 

[Bobcat86]

Two weeks ago, I bought the EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti SuperClocked 1GB GDDR5 and it is reporting 1536Mb and not 1024Mb as it should.

I paid $99, and there is a $20 MIR, so $80 in the end.

I don't know if you want to buy a card that is not 100% OOB...

 

[Bobcat86]

2GB refers to Onboard Memory
Superclocked refers to Over Clocked clock speed of GPU and Onboard Memory, mine is 981MHz (GPU) and 1962MHz (RAM).
Regular refers to non-OverClocked

I also own a Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 1GB and that is 100% OOB and typically 25% to 40% faster than GTX550i, depending on application

The only reason I bought GTX is because of price and now I regret buying.

Stick with the 6850, zero aggravation and much better performance for about same price
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814125353
http://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-Radeon-D ... B004F6GJAU