Best graphics card for a screen with 1366*768 resolution

[Subhamsingh]

Guys i am confused since this is my first major purchase . I need you guys to tell me which graphics card should i buy ? My budget is Rs. 10000-18000.My Pc specs are core2duo 2.2 ghz, Transcend 8 gb ram , cooler master 500 watt smps, my monitor's resolution is 1366*768 . Hoping for a quick reply. Your expertise would be highly appreciated. Graphics card should be able to run the game at ultra settings with no lag . Thanks guys. Confused between gtx 750 ti and gtx 960 and amd r9 270x

 

[newtekie1]

You won't be playing many games at Ultra setting with those specs, or those cards.

Though out of all of those, I'd pick the 960.

 

[RealNeil]

960 is your best choice

 

[GoldenX]

Yeah, 960 should be the best option for now.
Also, good thing is, at that resolution you barely go over 1GB of VRAM.

 

[Kursah]

Depending on how much the 960 costs there vs the 750 ti, I would go 750ti if it is noticeably cheaper. It'll do great at that resolution for most graphics intensive situations... the 960 would be total overkill imho. If they're similarly priced, then ya...960 all day. Here, an EVGA 960 is around $200USD, and a 750ti is around $130USD.

 

[ZweiGaming]

with those system specs i dont expect you to be doing much i struggle to do alot of games with an intel core 2 quad and a 750 ti so i think anything above a 750 or 750 ti wont perform to expectations

 

[GoldenX]

Well, The Phantom Pain can run very well on a 2 core, but yeah, he needs a cpu upgrade. Are Q9XXX hard to find?

 

[ZweiGaming]

Well, The Phantom Pain can run very well on a 2 core, but yeah, he needs a cpu upgrade. Are Q9XXX hard to find?

not on ultra well... i recommend a gigabyte gtx 750 ti oc black edition, thats what i have and its been a heck of a trooper pairing with my q8300 even on some newer games like dark souls to scholar of the first sin i run on 1080p maxed out at 60fps.
and depending on his socket type a q8300 could be a worth while upgrade i got mine for $40 abd then my 750ti for $140 together thats $180 still less than a 960

 

[EarthDog]

You won't be playing many games at Ultra setting with those specs, or those cards.

Though out of all of those, I'd pick the 960.

Sure he will at 1366x768 and a 960...

Because of his CPU, he can be hurting in some games though...you want a quad and a CPU not a few generations old.

 

[ZweiGaming]

Sure he will at 1366x768 and a 960...

Because of his CPU, he can be hurting in some games though...you want a quad and a CPU not a few generations old.

id agree it doesnt work that well i know from first hand experience

 

[newtekie1]

Sure he will at 1366x768 and a 960...

Because of his CPU, he can be hurting in some games though...you want a quad and a CPU not a few generations old.

Even at 1366x768 a 960 is going to struggle with a lot of games at Ultra setting. High setting are very doable, but he shouldn't expect Ultra. Especially not with a 2.2GHz Core2.

 

[EarthDog]

You'd be surprised...

... it will really depend on the title/genre.

 

[rruff]

My budget is Rs. 10000-18000.My Pc specs are core2duo 2.2 ghz, Transcend 8 gb ram , cooler master 500 watt smps, my monitor's resolution is 1366*768 . Hoping for a quick reply. Your expertise would be highly appreciated. Graphics card should be able to run the game at ultra settings with no lag . Thanks guys. Confused between gtx 750 ti and gtx 960 and amd r9 270x

The processor will limit you. I'd suggest staying pretty low budget with a card for this system and saving your money for a processor, card, and monitor upgrade in the future. With that res you can do fine with a 1GB ram card like a GTX 750. It's about 90% of the speed of a 750 Ti. Or an R7 260. No, it won't be ultra on new games, but usually playable with decent graphics.

Of the ones you listed the 960 is the fastest, but also the most expensive. It all depends on what you have to pay for them, and I at least have no idea what they cost where you are. If we had a price list it would be easier.

 

[natr0n]

none said titan x yet ?

a 960 will do you fine 750ti as well and prob cheaper

 

[RealNeil]

having the latest generation GPU and CPU that you can get is always a good idea.

 

[xorbe]

1366x768? 950 to save money vs the 960. Forget ultra that's for benchmark articles. Stick to med-high. A 960 will play FC4 @ 2560x1440 with "reasonable" settings. And that's 3.5x more pixels than 1366x768.

 

[EarthDog]

Forget ultra that's for benchmark articles.

It is? Don't most people try to play games at their highest settings (regardless if most cannot tell a difference?).

A 960 will play FC4 @ 2560x1440 with "reasonable" settings. And that's 3.5x more pixels than 1366x768.

It also won't look like its supposed to either... see above.

 

[GoldenX]

He has a point, at that resolution you don't need ultra shadows or ultra ambient occlusion, or even a high antialliasing. You will be just tasking the GPU with details you can't see, because of the lower resolution.

If you lower resolution-based details and AA, you can save a lot of performance. That's what I do with my little HD7750 on 1440x900.
The difference between high and ultra is usualy negligible in quality, but very big on FPS.

 

[EarthDog]

Eh, you want MORE AA at a lower res... the jaggies are more pronounced on the lower resolutions. You need more AA at a lower res than higher.

 

[GoldenX]

Oh, right. I only use FXAA/SMAA so I don't care. xD

 

[EarthDog]

Lol, I don't care what kind of AA is used. The lower the res the more AA you need to remove the jaggies.

 

[xorbe]

Right, but it's like a snowball. If you can only afford a 1366x768 screen and c2duo then you probably don't have much gpu power either ... whatcha gonna do!

 

[EarthDog]

LOL, good point, but that isn't the case for the OP!

 

[Constantine Yevseyev]

Xorbe's making a really good point. If you have an outdated build that was considered to be budget-oriented even back in the Core 2 era, then you probably don't want to spend too much money upgrading it. You see, having GTX 950 instead of something faster/pricier does have an impact on your rig's potential, but look at it this way. When you finally want to move on to the next platform, it'll probably be twice as fast CPU-wise, your screen will have a much more demanding resolution, and your GTX 960 won't really be able to handle games to come out (too little VRAM, etc). So, right now it'll simply be bottlenecked by your Core 2 Duo E4500, and in the future, it'll become a bottleneck itself.

If you go with GTX 950 now, you won't have too much to regret of, because it is inevitable (and I think a lot of people would agree) that you'll have, or at least you'd wish to upgrade your GPU after some time. Not just to have a fresh start with the new computer, but because the mid-range solutions such as GTX 960 tend to get replaced with much more powerful analogs in less than 3 years.

 

[xorbe]

If OP has 960 budget, go for it if OP wants to -- certainly my own rig is not a rig of sane reasoning or budgeting, haha. Actually I ripped the Titan X out of my machine, and am using a 960 myself just to try out some new hardware. I'm not sure how that R9 270X stacks up though, I think it's about 950-ish level? If OP *really* wants the highest gfx settings attainable, yeah splurge on a 4GB 960. But like the other poster said, older cpu is going to hold back from reaching ultra settings probably anyway, eh. I have no idea about OP's local prices though!