You will be fine with the lesser amount, software development doesn't really use the graphics at all so just make sure the card has the correct output ports for the monitor your getting like dual link DVI, hdmi, etc..
I don't see why you'd opt for less....not like it has a significant effect on price w/ 2 GB being a defacto standard... How does ya machine run with integrated GFX ? If ya happy with that, memory on discrete card becomes moot, ya don't need one.
You will be fine with the lesser amount, software development doesn't really use the graphics at all so just make sure the card has the correct output ports for the monitor your getting like dual link DVI, hdmi, etc..
Only Haswell integrated video will support 2560 x 1600 resolution. That will be fine for non gaming use.
Other platforms will require a discrete graphics card. Any that support a 2560 x 1600 monitor will do. The amount of vram is not important.
I don't see why you'd opt for less....not like it has a significant effect on price w/ 2 GB being a defacto standard... How does ya machine run with integrated GFX ? If ya happy with that, memory on discrete card becomes moot, ya don't need one.
The built-in graphics on this HP machine don't go past 1920x1080, so I need a card. For $50 I got an EVGA GT 520 with 2mb and 2 dual-link DVI connectors -- can't complain that it's too expensive!