Are ultra-wide monitors very GPU intensive?

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cory norris

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I was wondering if i could use an ultra wide 29" with my rig and my 23" on the side for multitasking. I originally wanted to do triple monitor setup but realize im limited because of 2gb of vram; So i was wondering if I could just setup an ultra wide along with my 23" ips lg monitor.

my specs:
GTX 770 oc 2gb
8gb 1333MHz ram
i5 4670k
PC POWER silencer mk11 950w 80+ silver psu
 
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Like JackNaylorPE, I've never seen benchmarks that show 2Gb as not enough, when used at resolutions up to 5760x1080p except when using settings so high that playable frame rates were not possible, even on the 4Gb comparison or playing a game with mods (Skyrim with player mods). I think, in the cases I saw, it would take 3-way SLI before any game could run out of vram while using playable settings, but even in those cases, I'd reduce settings more as 60+ FPS is better than a little more AA, in my opinion.

It is possible things may change, but in the past, increases in VRAM requirements usually requires more GPU power to use the VRAM requirements.

If I were going with a 5760x1080p resolution, I may play it safe and get the extra VRAM...
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See I've heard differently than what your link has posted, However the link has proof so could you say (with assurance) that the 2gb 770 would have no problem compared to 4gb model when running 2560 x 1080? or maybe even 5760 x 1080?
 
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Like JackNaylorPE, I've never seen benchmarks that show 2Gb as not enough, when used at resolutions up to 5760x1080p except when using settings so high that playable frame rates were not possible, even on the 4Gb comparison or playing a game with mods (Skyrim with player mods). I think, in the cases I saw, it would take 3-way SLI before any game could run out of vram while using playable settings, but even in those cases, I'd reduce settings more as 60+ FPS is better than a little more AA, in my opinion.

It is possible things may change, but in the past, increases in VRAM requirements usually requires more GPU power to use the VRAM requirements.

If I were going with a 5760x1080p resolution, I may play it safe and get the extra VRAM, but I wouldn't be concerned at all with anything less.
 
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