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I thought I would tell everyone the difference a dedicated midrange/high-end graphics card makes.
Okay so PC 1 had an i5-7600K processor, 8GB RAM, and a Radeon 240 4GB graphics card. Playing the game Sonic Generations on the following settings:
1600x900
Low Reflections, Low Shadows
No AA
Produced the following results:
28-32 FPS, with the occasional dip to 18FPS
PC 2 had an i3-7100 processor, 8GB RAM, and a Geforce 1050 Ti 4GB graphics card. On Sonic Generations, I used the following settings:
1600x900
High Reflections, High Shadows
FXAA
I got in excess of 60FPS on a constant basis, with only a drop on loading screens. Even the part that played 18FPS on PC1... played 60FPS on this machine.
Okay so checking Youtube benchmarks pretty much agrees with my results. While it shows something like even a GT 1030 typically being 70-100% faster than Intel Integrated or a Radeon 240, there is something about these new cards that make them even faster in some situations. So yes, I would consider it beneficial to have something beyond a 750 Ti or Radeon 360, probably.
I had previously said that Integrated graphics was pretty good. What I didn't realize was that both Integrated graphics and older video cards were the ONLY thing slowing my gaming to a crawl and it wouldn't otherwise be so, or the dramatic effect a 1050 Ti would make. A 5x performance increase in a demanding part of a level, is a HUGE difference.
Okay so PC 1 had an i5-7600K processor, 8GB RAM, and a Radeon 240 4GB graphics card. Playing the game Sonic Generations on the following settings:
1600x900
Low Reflections, Low Shadows
No AA
Produced the following results:
28-32 FPS, with the occasional dip to 18FPS
PC 2 had an i3-7100 processor, 8GB RAM, and a Geforce 1050 Ti 4GB graphics card. On Sonic Generations, I used the following settings:
1600x900
High Reflections, High Shadows
FXAA
I got in excess of 60FPS on a constant basis, with only a drop on loading screens. Even the part that played 18FPS on PC1... played 60FPS on this machine.
Okay so checking Youtube benchmarks pretty much agrees with my results. While it shows something like even a GT 1030 typically being 70-100% faster than Intel Integrated or a Radeon 240, there is something about these new cards that make them even faster in some situations. So yes, I would consider it beneficial to have something beyond a 750 Ti or Radeon 360, probably.
I had previously said that Integrated graphics was pretty good. What I didn't realize was that both Integrated graphics and older video cards were the ONLY thing slowing my gaming to a crawl and it wouldn't otherwise be so, or the dramatic effect a 1050 Ti would make. A 5x performance increase in a demanding part of a level, is a HUGE difference.
