Graphics cards high-end – with full power ahead

Do you like to play with high graphical settings? Then you should bet on high-end graphics cards. With such a graphics card your demanding expectations will be fulfilled. These are very powerful graphics cards with special functions. Here you can find out which graphics card is suitable for you and which high-end graphics card is currently available.

What are graphics cards?

In a computer, the graphics output is controlled by a graphics card. When executing a program, the processor calculates the data and forwards it to the graphics card. This converts the data so that the projector or monitor can display the data as an image. Graphics cards are either already included in the chipset on the motherboard, or they are connected to it as PC expansion cards. Nowadays, graphics output components are already part of the main processors. Among the most important components of the graphics card are RAMDAC, connectors for external devices, GPU, and video RAM.

Choosing the right graphics card: Which one is right for you?

When choosing the right graphics card, the choice is large. There are different maps, which are intended for different uses, or were developed for certain users. The price alone says a lot about the graphics card. This allows the maps to be classified. So before you buy a graphics card, you should think about what it is needed for. Which graphics card is needed can be determined by using your PC.

High – End – Graphics Cards

A high-end graphics card is best suited for gamers. They can also be used to play games that have high graphical settings, because they are very powerful cards. They offer a very good 3D performance, because they have a large power consumption. Before you buy a high-end graphics card, you should remember that it also consumes more power because it delivers more performance than conventional graphics cards. This means that a standard PCle slot on the motherboard is not sufficient, as it only delivers 75 watts. Therefore, you have to connect one to two additional 75 watts each, which supply the graphics card with additional power. Overall, care should be taken to ensure a sufficient power supply, as the entire computer, or the entire system, requires a reliable power source. We recommend a strong power supply with about 450 watts, which can supply the computer with sufficient power.

An operation of several graphics cards at the same time makes only limited sense, because not every game is adapted for an operation of several GPUs. In addition, the performance is not multiplied immediately when operating multiple graphics cards, whether via Nevada – SLI or AMD – Crossfire. The price range of a high-end graphics card is very high. So you should plan at least 350 euros for the purchase. Especially if you want to play a game on your PC with high graphic settings, you should not save on the graphics card, because it determines the quality of your gaming experience. Ed gives models which have two GPUs. However, this does not mean that performance will double. A realistic increase here is about 25 to 50 percent. A high-end graphics card has to deliver high performance and therefore gets warm accordingly. A cooling construction consisting of several fans, about two to three, is advisable here.

Graphics card in high-end range

Models from the high-end range offer performance reserves that are sufficient for a monitor with 2,560 x 1,440 or 2,560 x 1,600 pixels. Such cards are also suitable for users who work with 3,440 x 1,440 pixels. Ultra – HD can also be used with a graphics card from about 400 euros. However, you should not assume that every game runs smoothly. You may then need to slightly reduce the details or smooth the edges.

Recommended high-end graphics cards from about 300 Euro

As already mentioned, gamers in particular shouldn’t save on the graphics card. The recommended high-end cards start at about 300 Euro. The upper class opens all graphic cards, which are beyond this 300 Euro limit. The high-end models include the Geforce GTX 1070 with 8,192 Mibyte for about 380 Euro, the Geforce GTX 1080 with 8,192 Mibyte for about 480 Euro, the Radeon R9 Nano with 4,096 Mibyte for about 540 Euro, and the Titan Xp with 12,288 Mibyte for about 1,349 Euro.

Top models from 2015 and 2016

In June 2015, the Geforce GTX Titan X and the Geforce GTX 980 Ti from Nvidia were among the top models. Both models have the GM200 – 310 – A1 chip, which is manufactured in 28 nanometers. The Titan X is fully equipped with 12 GB RAM. The GTX 980 Ti on the other hand has only 6 GB RAM. In May 2016, Nvidia introduced the Geforce 1080, manufactured in 16 nanometers, and the GTX 1070. A new memory variant, GDDR5X, was used to provide the cards with a higher bandwidth. In contrast, AMD’s competitors are launching the Radeon R9 Fury X with a Fiji XT chip. This is described in a28 nanometer manufacturing process. The Radeon R9 Fury X has a 4 Gbyte VRAM. In contrast to the GDDR5 – VRAM from Nvidia, the Fury X uses the High Bandwidth Memory. This is connected via a higher bandwidth than a conventional GDDR5 memory. The reason for this is the stacking of the memory modules. In addition, the stacks are connected via two 128-bit channels. AMD released a mid-range graphics card in June 2016. The Radeon RX 480 was launched under the code name Polaris. The GPU has a memory clock of about 4,000 megahertz, effectively even 8,000 megahertz, and a boost clock of about 1266 megahertz. The Radeon has a GDDR5 graphics memory with 8 Gigabyte. The Geforce GTX 1060 is the direct competitor of the RX 480. The Radeon R9 Fury X performed better in games with a 4K resolution than Geforce graphics cards. The water cooler of the Fury X, however, often produced very annoying noises in the first series. This resulted in numerous complaints. AMD supplied an improved water cooler with a revision of the card.

The future has 8 GiByte

If you want to use your graphics card for longer than a few months, then you should choose a model with at least 8 GiByte. There is a core problem with the evaluation of the required graphics memory: The frame rate is only the famous drop on the stone. Even before the Fps break down, modern games don’t allow the user a maximum level of quality in the menu or suddenly hide details. Although 4 GiByte usually have no measurable problems, they do not represent the new games in the best possible quality. Even the GTX 980 Ti graphics card or the GTX 1060 are equipped with 6 gibytes each. Nevertheless, even these already show first signs of memory weakness, according to the PCGH special in the edition 12/2016.

Comparison of different current high-end graphics cards 2017

In the past months there have been price reductions, after which the Geforce GTX 1070 and the GTX 1080 now also have a good price-performance ratio. There are no alternatives from Radeon yet. The Radeon R9 Fury X including Fiji – GPU belongs to the current flagship of AMD. This was the first graphics card with High Bandwidth Memory. However, this can only utilise the numerous arithmetic units in high resolutions. So it can keep up with the overclocked GTX 1060 with 6 GiByte, but it is not recommended to use the card, because it eats a lot of power. If you are looking for an AMD graphics card, then you should choose a highly sophisticated RX 580. From the beginning of August AMD expects the Radeon RX Vega to enter the race for the best high-end graphics card. The Radeon R9 Nano, which is a Fiji product, sets other standards, which are still valid in 2017. The technique of this is based on the graphics card Fury X. The performance is comparable with the RX 580 OC or the GTX 1060 OC. The whole thing is packed in a 15.3 centimetre short format, which is suitable for ITX. However, the map generates a loud buzzing under full load. This whirring is up to 2.5 sone loud. Moreover, this card is becoming more and more expensive due to the worsening situation regarding delivery. The Geforce GTC 1070 ITX OC from Gigabyte is even more efficient, somewhat faster, but comparably loud. This reaches a little higher Fps – values, than for instance the GTX 1070 Founder’s Edition. However, the power consumption remains unchanged and is around 150 watts.

Models for high – end – graphic cards – lovers

The new graphics card from Nvidia, the Titan Xp, has an index value of 100. Although it does that very potent, the price is -The card has a proud price of 1.349 euros. The Geforce GTX 1080 Ti delivers comparable performance. This provides about 95 percent of the performance offered by the Titan Xp. However, the second fastest graphics card on the market only costs 680 euros. You will get a little more performance than the Titan Xp if you opt for the highly developed design of the GTX 1080 Ti.

Professional graphics cards for GIS / CAD

Professional maps include those which are intended for GIS and CAD applications. They offer functions that are especially necessary for GIS and CAD. On a normal graphics card you could only use them slowly, because they are only emulated here. However, the special chip supplier 3DLabs discontinued its business in 2006. Since then only Nvidia and AMD, but under the brand name ATI, offer solutions, which refer to the OpenGL – Workstation – segment. For this they use derivatives of the gaming graphics card chips. In order to make them usable for CAD and GIS applications, the chips are optimized with a modified driver and ROM, so that they are suitable for the 2-dimensional representation of OpenGL. The drivers of the cards support the drawing of user – clip – planes as well as millions of smoothed lines. Although the hardware differences between the OpenGL chips and the gaming 3D chips are minimal, the costs for a professional card are considerably higher. The reason lies in the optimization of the drivers, in the very expensive SRAM, with which some cards are equipped, as well as in the extensive customer service. In addition, the cards have additional features, such as DisplayPort connections, which make projection with many image sources or the use of a larger color gamut possible.

Special graphics card for

OpenGL

In addition to the DirectX maps listed above, there are also maps that specifically support the use of OpenGL. Such cards are mainly used in animation. For gamers these are completely uninteresting, because many games only support DirectX. Every DirectX graphics card nowadays also supports OpenGL.

Graphics Cards: Software Problems Occurring

The large number of graphics cards nowadays, due to the hardware acceleration, allow a smooth viewing of videos on a computer. In addition, many graphics cards have an additional TV – Out – connection. This makes it possible to connect the computer to a video recorder or television. However, some manufacturers prevent the connection of both capabilities by means of the drivers for the graphics cards, or by the graphics cards themselves. When playing videos, for example, the user interface becomes visible, but the video itself does not. An example of this is Linux. Below, the XVideo implementation only works on the monitor of the computer, i.e. the primary display. The fglrx driver from AMD is a concrete case for such a problem. This can be bypassed by turning off the hardware acceleration for decoding the videos. However, the video is no longer fluid in this case. It is suspected that this serves the copy protection. A further problem with the software of the cards is the use of several VGA compatible cards, as it can occur for example in PCI systems. The operating system does not support all free combinations, even if they are cards from the same manufacturer. However, you can solve this problem by updating the ROM on the graphics card.

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