Which video game has the highest video card requirements?

Question

I would like to buy a video card, basically only to have Windows Vista Ultimate run smoothly. Although I'm not a gamer, I might later become one, so I'd prefer to buy something which is good enough for most games.

The video card should be obviously DDR3 or DDR4, but is 256 MB memory enough? Is 64 bit enough?

Answer 1

Ddr is ram. You would be better off with 512 mb. I have a 8800 gt and i can run almost every game out there on high arrinfa.

Answer 2

Crysis is system hog.  

Answer 3

Crysis has about the highest atm in game requirements

256 isnt that good anymore for a graphics card, and since your running vista, that itself will suck alot out of your card

try to find a decent card with 512 or if your really lucky, or really rich get dual graphics cards or a 1012 card

that should keep you up with the trends for a while

Answer 4

am using an asus Nvedia 8600GT, 256 DDR3 and its not enough to play crysis at the best quality, it has four and i can play smoothly with the second, it starts lagging when using the third.... the fourth is unclickable! < the system way of saying "Don't even think about it"!!!>

so what your looking for is at least a 512, DDR3, 64 bit video card  

Answer 5

Right now, I'd suggest an 8800 series from nvidia. You can get em for like 150 bucks and they're used by the majority of gamers out there. Try for 512 megs or higher.

Answer 6

the biggest game right now is crysis, and no 256 is not enough, most games now require 512

Answer 7

You should look at a card with 512meg ram.

crysis is the system-killing game at them moment. Try to get something that will give you average 40 fps in that and you will have a pretty good card.

Really depends on your budget. An 8800gt can be had from tigerdirect for $110 at the moment. They are good for most current games. If you want to go a step up tigerdirect have a 4850 for $155, which is an excellent card. If you can afford  $250 the 4870 is awesome.

Personally Id look at ati right now because there have been some problems with nvidia boards

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/n...

Answer 8

64

Answer 9

256 is not enough and 64-bit memory bandwidth isnt enough either. look at ati 4850/4870 or maybe an nVidia 8800gt or gts.

Answer 10

it's not yet out on the neighborhood but i guess it'll be StarCraft 2.. 64 bit is recommended

Answer 11

Cyrsis is a pretty grueling video game on your system. Shooters on PCs like COD4 and GOW are taxing. Video cards go up to 512 mb and higher now even with dual video cards. I'd say get dual 8800s