Thread: 1gb 4870 release?
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Old September 1, 2008, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by belgolas View Post
No info but if the 1GB 8800 GT is anything similar then there will be no performance gains. So I wouldn't waste time and just get a 4870.
There are several games out there which directly benefit from extra graphics memory such as Flight Simulator X. Not a very common game, yes. However, there are die-hard fans of it out there (me included) and for us a 1GB card would actually have use.
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