1 GB 4870 vs 512MB 4870 (Palit- Dual Sonic)

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Will the extra 512MB on the 1 GB 4870 Dual Sonic - Palit really make a difference.

Will the 1GB GPU give a FPS gain of >10 FPS..or less...relative to the 512MB card..??

The price difference is: ~Rs1,600 (as per itwarez website)

I use a 19" DELL Screen. Would want to play at the highest resolutions I can:1440 x 900.

Assume that this will be on a new motherboard and DDR2 RAM with a C2D. Not with reference to my signature.

For a 19 inch stick to 512MB will do well assuming you have an equally good psu.

yes. go for the 1Gb model.

also check out Palit GTX 260 894MB SP216 DDR3 PCI With HDMI, which costs less than 1Gb HD4870

1440 x 900.

Options:-
1. Palit HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 SONIC @ 9.7k
2. Palit HD4850 512MB GDDR5 Speacial SONIC @ 10.3k
3. Palit HD4870 512MB GDDR5 Dual SONIC @ 13.3k

It makes complete sense to go for option no. 2, provided you have a good 450W PSU like Corsair VX450 or a 500W+ PSU of a good brand.

Great..thanks to all.!

i wud say stick to nvidia.get a GTX260 Core 216.
hav used both Palit HD4850 & HD4870 Sonic.the cards r gud but drivers from ATi aint that gud.hav moved over to nVidia again.