F1 2011 what is the cheapest graphics card for f1 2010/11?

[willy456]

please answer

 

[racingguru]

I don't know what settings you intend to play with so here are some benchmark results http://www.notebookcheck.net/F1-2011-Benchmarks.62068.0.html

If you want to play with 1920x1080 all ultra 4xaa i'd say not less than gtx460(better 470 or 560ti). Don't know about ATI though.

 

[samjealsha]

mines really cheap, HD 5670 1Gb DDR5. It cost less than $100. I get a decent 50-60 fps running on high settings w/ vsync-on, 4xAA.

 

[Paul Lock]

mines really cheap, HD 5670 1Gb DDR5. It cost less than $100. I get a decent 50-60 fps running on high settings w/ vsync-on, 4xAA.

Doubt you need v-synch on with a 5670. Have you tested to see if you get any tearing without it?
I only mention it as mainly v-synch is designed to limit your FPS to the frequency of your monitor (usually 60hz) so you will never get over 60FPS with v-sync on.

 

[Justin Webley]

It would help to know which CPU you are running and which OS and also your monitors max display resolution then the advise that can be given will be right for your system

 

[samjealsha]

@ Paul Lock
Yes, massive tearing when v-sync is turned off. I've tested v-sync-off and my fps reaches 70+ but sadly unplayable for me due to tearing.

@ Justin Webley
Intel i5 2400, 4GB DDR3 ram, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. 1440x900 display @ 60Hz refresh rate