Geforce gtx 770 4gb or 2gb?

escamilla · May 30, 2014

i will just be using 1 monitor and at 1080p resolution. should i get the 4gb one or its just a waste of money in my case.
specs.
i7 4770k
msi z87 g45
coolermaster seidon 120v water cooling
kingston blue 1600mhz 8gb 2x4
barracuda 3tb 7200rpm
gigabyte geforce gtx 770 (2 or 4 gb)
psu 725 watts extreme2
case cmforce500
optical drive the first i found

will 4gb benefit me(one monitor, 1080p resolution)?

mrmez · May 30, 2014

For the current setup 2Gb is fine.
However, the 770 is a pretty powerful card, if you'll be holding onto it for awhile (and a likely monitor / resolution upgrade), more ram would help in that case.

HumdrumPenguin · May 30, 2014

I regret not have bought a 4gb version or my 770. I intende to get a better monitor (for college, graphical design), and to game in a bigger resolution I'd need more vram. Btw, Watch Dogs, which is already out, already asks for 3gb+ for textures on ultra (I saw that requirement for 1080p here).

mrmez · May 30, 2014

Partly why i went with a 280x with 3Gb.

The 4Gb Nv cards seem to be a lot more expensive for only 2Gb more ram.
You could get a 4Gb 290 for 10% less than the cheapest 770 4Gb, and the 290 will definitely be faster.

unknownofprob · May 30, 2014

I don't even know why people bother unless you go SLI;

http://alienbabeltech.com/main/gtx-770-4gb-vs-2gb-tested/3/

Even with triple 1080p screens and vram usage above 2GB, there is no difference. This is however explainable, The 4GB model actually can use up to 3.8GB of it, but by the time you require over 2GB Vram, the GPU core itself is already struggling making the extra 2GB useless, offering little to no difference at all.

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