GTX 460 1GB for 1920x1080

Well I bought a used gtx 460 for cheap that I was going to use in a dedicated folding rig, but I don't have the cash to build it right now. I also have an extra Asus p8p67 due to an RMA mix-up so I was looking at giving them to my brother for a new gaming rig.

I was looking at some benchmarks and was wondering if you guys thought that a gtx 460 is enough for 1080p. My brother is coming from a 8800gtx so there is no doubt that it will be a great upgrade, but if he is building an all new rig he will be getting a 1080p monitor aswell.

It would have been great, but sadly the regular asus p67 doesnt support SLI so he would be stuck with a single gtx 460. Basically seeing if I should just sell the 460 for cash for a better card or if it will be enough to get by for a while longer. Thoughts?

no its not a good card for 1080p. It will max many games out now at 1080p but its struggles with the heavy hitters like crysis and Metro 2033 you wont get away with playing games like that at 1080p with the settings turned up on a GTX460 Its a great card though imo. I just got done playing the BF3 beta and i was averaging about 40FPS at 1080P with all the settings maxed which apparently isnt ultra right now but high. This is with no OC and the 460 OC's great i could easily get better performance out of it. I dont have the latest drivers either so its not a bad card by any means just not a card i would suggest if you want to play all of your games in 1080p.

Yeah, this sounds about what I thought. Maybe I will tell him to just hold off on going to 1080p and just stay with his 1440x900 19" til he can get a better card. At the low res a gtx 460 should max everything, right?

A GTX 460 1GB is a good card for most games at 1080p. When I say that, I mean that he will be able to max out the detail settings in most games with some AA turned on, and will be able to run ANY game at respectable settings. Since those cards usually overclock very well, he can take it to another level by doing that.

Yeah, this sounds about what I thought. Maybe I will tell him to just hold off on going to 1080p and just stay with his 1440x900 19" til he can get a better card. At the low res a gtx 460 should max everything, right?

morgofborg

Yeah at lower resolutions it does great on just about everything out right now.

A GTX 460 1GB is a good card for most games at 1080p. When I say that, I mean that he will be able to max out the detail settings in most games with some AA turned on, and will be able to run ANY game at respectable settings. Since those cards usually overclock very well, he can take it to another level by doing that.

hartsickdiscipl

Yeah, I had the card running at 850/1700/2000 at 1.025v stable so it is a pretty good OC'er. Hmm, its a tough call; with 1080 tn panels being so cheap right now...

Seems ok for me in most games, although going from 1440x900 to 1920x1080 playing Starcraft 2 forced me to lower a few settings :(

Well my 460 1gb is doing just fine running games at 1920x1080, it is overclocked to the limit and it's not pumping 60fps with witcher 2 on full graphics but I don't have any problems with it.

Saying that I will be upgrading soon

Mine does well..Cant complain..Of course its severely oc.

A GTX 460 1GB is a good card for most games at 1080p. When I say that, I mean that he will be able to max out the detail settings in most games with some AA turned on, and will be able to run ANY game at respectable settings. Since those cards usually overclock very well, he can take it to another level by doing that.

hartsickdiscipl

Seems ok for me in most games, although going from 1440x900 to 1920x1080 playing Starcraft 2 forced me to lower a few settings :(

gameofthering