Cheap graphics cards that can run ED

[TheHaloMeNeverHappened]

i'm new to the pc gaming scene so i don't know to much.



right now i have nivida 780, and the game is playable


im looking to upgrade to something reasonable 100-200$, nothing like in the range of 500$ GTX1080, if i had that kind of money ild buy a date instead of playing a game

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[Orlandu]

I run a GTX 1060 6gb and can get 60fps on ultra at 1080p with super sampling at 1.25 and reshade running on top.
If you can find one of those at a good price you'd be cooking with gas.

 

[Citizen Joe]

Upgrade? What upgrade? There's nothing cheap that will serve as an upgrade. Anything cheaper than 400-500 USD from Nvidia's offerings will be less powerful than what you have dude.

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I run a GTX 1060 6gb and can get 60fps on ultra at 1080p with super sampling at 1.25 and reshade running on top.
If you can find one of those at a good price you'd be cooking with gas.

Something tells me you don't know much about graphics cards.... a 1060 would be a downgrade in everything but Vram, which this game barely uses.

 

[Xenagogue]

Hehheh....
I play on a $200 computer. I already had an old as dirt Sidewinder Precision 2 joystick.
Dual core Pentium, Intel graphics, 500GB SSD (bought separately), 4GB RAM.
10fps orbiting planets, ~33fps in SC, ~25-28 in RES/fights, 30fps when docking. All on minimum graphics at 1280x720

Pretty pathetic, no?
However, I can play base model Elite Dangerous just fine

 

[CMDR CODY]

Dont matter how you get there, as long as you get there.

The power company blew out my entire house grid. So I got a new laptop. I was happy with the old one.
It has a 970m in it, and every game Ive played on it works great.

 

[the100thmonkey]

The GTX1060 is a sidegrade in terms of performance for E:D.

For the OP, the numbers in GPU names gives you information about the capabilities of the card relative to other cards in that generation. The higher the number, the better the performance. The GTX 780 was a high-end card for its time - about four years ago. Modern $100-200 cards will simply not outperform it on games that don't max out the vRAM. If you're playing at 1080p, there's basically no need to upgrade the card right now. If you want to go for VR, 4K or use 2x supersampling to improve image quality, you'll have to upgrade as those will max out the vRAM. For a standard 1080p display, you should just be able to switch to the ultra preset in graphics options and play.

Are you having any particular issues with graphics performance?

 

[colprice2002]

I'm using the GTX 770 card (with 4 Gb). Without using superscaling, it runs at 1080 resolution without dropping below 30fps - typically 60 fps until busy space ports or galaxy mapping near the core.

Any significant improvement is going to need a) a significant upgrade in monitor, b) one of the latest​ $500+ cards, c) checking that my case can handle the additional cooling and power requirements.

You may be able to buy another matching card and run SLI using the pair, but your pc has to have a suitable card socket, I'm not sure if ED will take advantage of it.

Sorry to put a dampener on your hopes.

 

[Dakron Nova]

No need to upgrade your graphics card, the games graphics are being reduced each release to meet the lowest specifications. Soon you'll be able to downgrade your card.