I wanted to get a new PC. So far my graphics card had 256MB. My new computer I ordered has 512MB. When I googled for 512MB graphics cards, I read more negative things. Which of the two is better for playing games (mainly Minecraft and Roblox)?
Please answer.
512MB of course. But of course both are more than outdated.
But I know the 256MB was enough for me. Was just afraid that 512MB is even worse.
Does the graphics memory have anything to do with the speed of the game?
Um… Do you want to build a RetroPC?
Then you can bend it with Minecraft & Co.
Of course, the graphics card calculates the images. Better graphics card → higher frames / sec and better possible quality through higher settings. The 512Mb memory will be no worse than the 256Mb.
And have you really played Minecraft with a graphics card with 256Mb memory? What resolution?
Oh dear, what kind of Stone Age calculator is it about?
Today's graphics cards have at least 4GB of memory. The fastest have 11GB.
In addition, the size of the memory is not a criterion for the performance of a graphics card. The graphics processor is crucial for this.
Well, but my very old Macbook from 2009 with 256MB did Minecraft 100-200fps
Not just the graphics memory, in which e.g. The textures are filed. When it is full, it is reloaded by the slower PC ram and when it is exhausted by the much slower hard drive (SSD / HDD)
Such a graphics card can even be so out of date that it does not master some standards that have been necessary for various games for many years.
Nowadays graphics cards with 4GB VRam are frowned upon.
6GB is enough for games with FullHD and 8GB are currently the usual standard. But that will change again soon.
So my last graphics card with 256MB VRam was an ATI Radeon, which was in my (Medion / Aldi) Pentium 4 (3.2MHz) in 2005. I had exchanged this around 2007/08 for a Geforce 8800 GTS 512.
If you've ordered a 512MB graphics card, it's a hopeless case.
Which hardware components are these actually?
Can you please tell us much more about the CPU and graphics card?
The Ram equipment would also be interesting. Is an SSD installed?
Ok, basically everything!
Even the resolution of your monitor and the power of the power supply.
Because all of these components must work together to achieve the desired performance. A single wrong component could potentially significantly reduce overall performance.
With a certain likelihood they were turned to completely outdated scrap…
But maybe there's still something to be saved.
By the way:
As early as 2015/16, gaming graphics cards were equipped with 2GB to 4GB VRam (DDR5).
Today 8GB is the common standard for new gaming graphics cards. And less powerful Grakas with 6GB are still sufficient for playing in FullHD.
For retro games this would be enough, but today it should be at least 4GB to play on FHD. The best would be 8GB Vram.
What else is built into the PC?
It is an iMac 21.5 "at the end of 2011
Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 memory: 16GB 1333 MHz DDR3 graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512 MB hard drive: 1000 GB solid-state SATA hard drive
I hope you can do something with the information.
It is an iMac 21.5 "at the end of 2011
Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 16GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512 MB
Hard drive: 1000 GB solid state SATA hard drive
So the fact that you are aiming for such an iMac would have been extremely important right from the start.
Because an Apple computer is not a PC!
Apple often has completely different rules!
You are often very limited technically. Quasi "caught" in the system…
And as a PC user, I don't really know anything about myself here. Sometimes I can only guess.
According to this list, you should be an i5-2400S:
https://everymac.com/systems/by_processor/intel-core-i5-macs.html
https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-2.5-21-inch-aluminum-mid-2011-thunderbolt-specs.html
The problem is that you can't change anything on the CPU or the graphics card. Ram and hard drive… Done!
The basically simple notebook technology that was installed behind the LCD display. So a so-called "all-in-one computer".
Nice in design, but clearly outdated. Can't be upgraded and therefore only of limited future viability.
And this computer is mainly weak due to this graphics from the mobile area for even slightly more modern games.
The S at the end of the CPU designation also indicates the energy-saving and slower version of this CPU version. And this CPU is also designed for use in notebooks.
For normal office applications, a little surfing and email, listening to music, but also watching films, the part is quite "suitable". It is not designed for more. At least from today's perspective!
The strength of Mac computers is more the available application software and its interaction with one another.
With a normal Windows PC, I would have used an appropriate GTX 1050ti (4GB) in connection with this CPU.
https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/...7834vs3649
https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Core_i5-2400S/GeForce_GTX_1050_Ti/0cO0VZlu/16/
And with Windows PCs, FullHD monitors are better powered with Grakas that have at least 6GB VRam installed.
I hope you get along with this iMac so far…
Otherwise you still have to buy a modern game PC (with Win10), or a current game console.
Ah yes - actually retro. 😉
2009 now makes sense. 👍
Because my old nvidia graphics card from the middle of the decade already has 2GB VRAM - and the current one is correspondingly more.
If you want to build a current PC together, there are two options:
If you want to play with the PC or edit videos / pictures then you should go to a current graphics card with at least 8 GB VRAM.
You just want to surf, watch videos and do some office work. Then a GPU integrated in the CPU could already be sufficient. Definitely saves money.
If you are concerned with Apple hardware, you are usually tied to which hardware the device in question has. But Apple experts can tell you more.
