[Laufer]

Hi,

I have VGA Nvidia GeForce 7950 GT 512MB DDR3, so I want to buy new graphic card like GeForce 9500 GT 1GB DDR2. I want you to help me with simple answer (yes or no) is GeForce 9500 GT 1GB DDR2 better than GeForce 7950 GT 512MB DDR3. Does it worth to buy ??? THANKS everyone in advance !!!

[ArcticWolf]

my thought.....no

Three things I learned about vid cards that is important:
- memory clock
- core clock
- memory bandwidth (higher the better)

Use this vid card comparasin chart if you want....great tool to help decide.

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php ... &card2=25#

Good luck on your hunt for your card m8!

[kstoff]

If you want it to play Il-2 HELL NO! The 7950GT is simply MUCH faster in older games, and it can be still faster in some newer. In the newest both cards would be lacking performance. The 9500GT is only renamed 8600GT with some different clocks (slower memory, marginally faster GPU clock) and it has the very same POOR performance. The G86 - G96 core used on 8600 and 9500 was a great dissapointment on its release.

Here's another comparison web tool:

http://www.benchmark.pl/zestawienie_gpu.html

If you want to really upgrade your card over G71 (7950GT) I would say go for Radeon HD4670 at least or slightly more expensive but a decent performer - HD4850. If you prefer nvidia, then everything under 8800GT or 9600GT would not be worth opening your PC's case

[GeneralPsycho]

If you want it to play Il-2 HELL NO! The 7950GT is simply MUCH faster in older games, and it can be still faster in some newer. In the newest both cards would be lacking performance. The 9500GT is only renamed 8600GT with some different clocks (slower memory. marginally faster GPU clock) and it has the very same POOR performance. The G86 - G96 core used on 8600 and 9500 was a great dissapointment on its release.

Here's another comparison web tool:

http://www.benchmark.pl/zestawienie_gpu.html

If you want to really upgrade your card over G71 (7950GT) I would say go for Radeon HD4670 at least or slightly more expensive but a decent performer - HD4850. If you prefer nvidia, then everything under 8800GT or 9600GT would not be worth opening your PC's case

couldn't have said it any better

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[Naz]

Hell yea..i'm running IL2 in the almost highest settings with an older Radeon3870 (512MB mem) with Omega drivers from 18 months ago and you know what..

it's like on steroids! in this game only slower by margin compared to newer cards like 4850 and to be had for about 50 or 60 euro's!

buy 2 and put them in Crossfire

[kstoff]

in this game only slower by margin compared to newer cards like 4850 and to be had for about 50 or 60 euro's!

buy 2 and put them in Crossfire

You're right, the 3870 will also perform extremely well in Il-2, but I think the crossfire is generally a waist, especially considering the thermal and electrical power issues. It's for hardcore gamers :twisted:

[t4trouble]

i have an ati 4850 it gets very hot idle 70c i always have fan at 80% and above
dont get me wrong good card but very buggy for il2 runs great on 1st person
shooters but if ur main game you play is il2 i would not recomend it im
changing it to nivada gtx 285 and on most forums ive looked through
trying to fix the bugs ati is not suported very well for il2
~S~