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Graphics card update question

PostPosted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:22 pm
by Mr._Ryan
So I updated my computer, and now I've got a good processor. It came with a video card that I can get max settings with over rural terrain at 24 FPS, but I'm considering upgrading. This is the data I found on the card I have now:

The GT 530 is an entry level OEM card with :
CUDA Cores : 96
Graphics Clock (MHz) : 700
Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec) : 11.2
Memory Clock : 898 MHz
Standard Memory Config : 1 GB or 2 GB DDR3
Memory Interface Width : 128-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) : 28.8
NVIDIA SLI-ready : Not supported
Maximum Graphics Card Power (W) : 50 W
Minimum Recommended System Power (W) : 350 W

This is the card I'm looking at:

GTX 560 Ti 1024MB
Product Specifications
Core Clock      822 MHz
Processor Cores      384
Processor Clock      1645 MHz
Texture Fill Rate      52.5 Billion/sec.
Memory Amount      1024MB GDDR5
Memory Data Rate, effective      4000 MHz
Memory Interface      256-bit
Memory Bandwidth      128 GB/sec.
On-board Outputs      DVI, DVI, and HDMI mini
Bus Type      PCI Express

Re: Graphics card update question

PostPosted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:32 pm
by Slotback
I think it would be a worthwhile upgrade but I cannot say for certain since I haven't tried it.

Re: Graphics card update question

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:56 pm
by Sean Grenyer
Yup I'd agree with that. The 560 is a good midrange GPU choice, fine for FSX. Also I'd recommend 8gb RAM if you haven't already. What exactly do you mean by a 'good processor'? Remember the CPU is the most important factor in FSX performance.

Sean