GTX 550 for Skyrim

[Wrench]

One reviewer said he/she ran skyrim at max settings. Is that a good card to go for then?

[banzaigtv]

With that card, running the game on ultra settings will yield less than 30 fps. Go for at least a GTX 660 if you want better frame rates than that.

[Rafael Freeman]

The frame rate depends on the video card, the resolution of your monitor (assuming the game is played at the native resolution of that monitor) and to a lesser extent the CPU. From my experience: a GTX 560 ti (or the newer GTX 660 ti) will provide decent frame rates at high to ultra settings and the high res dlc at 1920 x 1080. The GTX 680 allows ultra settings at 60 fps with vsync enabled.

[Wrench]

ok thanks, its that the card is cheap, with positive reviews. I posted another thread asking about the HD 6870. oh and the resolution is 1440x900 i think.

[Painless]

A GTX 550 will run this just fine. I have a GTX 550Ti and get solid 60 fps on high and 55 fps on ultra. I leave my settings on high because there isn't a noticible difference on the two. My res is 1600 x 900.

[Wrench]

ok thanks.

[legwon]

it would also depends on the manufacturer of the card too.
ive seen many posts around with 550s and 560s that either cant, or have a hard time running Skyrim.
i, myself have an Asus 550ti, i have had no issues with Skyrim.I run MANY 4k highres texture packs and still running between 35-60fps

[Wrench]

ok thanks.