Graphics Card

What graphics card can I get away with?

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I am thinking of getting GalCiv3 but want to check that my system is up to it.  My specs mostly meet the recommended (8GB RAM, 64 bit, i5 processor) but I think the graphics card may let me down.

Whilst I do have a 1GB card it is the GT610 which is really low and and low specs in most other areas.  I have read that it is basically no good for gaming, although it runs Civ5 for me fairly well.  Is anyone else running GalCiv3 on something similar?  I want to have a smooth experience without a big wait and lots of lagging on large maps.

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

while I'm running an AMD R9 270x 2GB I wish I had a 4GB card.

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Seilore, reply 1

while I'm running an AMD R9 270x 2GB I wish I had a 4GB card.
End of Seilore's quote

 

Thanks for the reply.

What happens that makes you want a better card?  Is it slow or unplayable, or do you just have to turn the quality down lower than you would like?

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Reply #3 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

The card is fine, however, I still feel I'm hitting the cap on the card on games like this.  Especially later in games the ship movement becomes choppy and I have a feeling that may have something to do with it but, they have not confirmed this one way or the other, they just haven't fixed it even though that's above the requirement for the game.

Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

The graphics in GalCiv3 don't seem to be all that demanding to me. They're not exactly high def.  I'd think getting more memory would be the key to a faster game here.

I started out with 8GB and I also play on a laptop that has 4GB and integrated graphics.  The laptop is very slow, but handles the game. 

I upgraded my desktop in steps from 8 to 16 and finally 32GB.  I saw a vast increase in perfomance with 16GB, including no more crashes to desktop or game freezing.  32GB made no noticeable difference.

The desktop has a fairly low end card (GTX 750, 2GB) and handles it well.

Reply #5 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

people and their budget video cards...