The race for the performance of video cards has been going on for quite some time, resulting in a lot of controversy, speculation and fiction, which lead potential buyers into complete confusion. In addition to choosing a manufacturer, you have to decide whether to give preference to high frequencies or the bitness of the device. The article focuses on 512- bit video cards . This review primarily refers to the appropriateness of the purchase, without reference to specific brands.
Basic knowledge
For all video cards, a 512-bit indicator is the amount of data that it can process per unit of time. On the market you can find adapters running on 64, 128, 192, 256, 284 and 1024 bits. Logically, the more the better. But at the same time, the price of manufacturing such video adapters is directly proportional to the width of the tire. Therefore, it is not so easy to find 512-bit video cards on the market, and if they do, their price is too high for the average user. Device manufacturers have gone in a different direction, increasing the memory frequency and introducing SLI and CrossFire technologies, which allow installing several identical video cards in one system unit.
Performance calculation
For the performance of video cards, the priority indicator is the bandwidth, which is calculated by multiplying the bus width and memory frequency. Therefore, the performance of modern video adapters has been increased by raising the effective memory frequency. Going into technology does not make sense, the main result is that there is no need to launch a powerful game to look for a device with a 512-bit bus on the market. All buyers welcomed this innovation positively, as evidenced by numerous reviews in the media. Only to celebrate, many buyers forgot about the power reserve of the video card, for the future. After all, the manufacturer, trying to stand out among the competitors, set the adapter to the maximum frequencies at which the device can work without failures for several years.
Bit Benefits
For a 512-bit video card, it makes no sense to carry out preliminary factory overclocking. A modern adapter will give a head start in terms of bandwidth to any device with a lower bit rate. Yes, the price of a video card is much more expensive than its competitors, but for several years, fans of productive games will not want to improve the computer. By increasing the frequency of the bus to the requirement of the game it is very easy to increase the bandwidth of the card. And if you pay attention to video cards for game servers, you can find that most devices have 512 bits. This once again confirms that the bus bit cannot be discounted.