Is 550W PSU enough for R9 270X with 4GB VRAM?

MostWantedSoulRider · Jul 12, 2014

Used CM GX II 550w PSU when I had R9 270X 2 GB.

Recently I got a new card alike but with 4 GB of VRAM. Is 550W sufficient now?

envy14tpe · Jul 12, 2014

plenty. plenty of room. You could get a 280 or even a 280x and still have enough power and room.

MostWantedSoulRider · Jul 12, 2014

envy14tpe :

Thanks for your info.

envy14tpe · Jul 12, 2014

MostWantedSoulRider :

You aren't overclocking your CPU and you don't have 10 HDDs so nothing to worry about. however, if your description is right you have a 1366x768 monitor. Why? You should get at minimum 1920x1080 since your system is built for it.

Phillip Corcoran · Jul 12, 2014

More VRAM with the same GPU makes no difference to the PSU requirement.

MostWantedSoulRider · Jul 12, 2014

envy14tpe :

MostWantedSoulRider :

You aren't overclocking your CPU and you don't have 10 HDDs so nothing to worry about. however, if your description is right you have a 1366x768 monitor. Why? You should get at minimum 1920x1080 since your system is built for it.

When I purchased this build, it went out of my budget limit and so I was hindered with a simple screen lol.

MostWantedSoulRider · Jul 12, 2014

Phillip Corcoran :

I just wanna make sure if VRAM plays a role in it.

envy14tpe · Jul 13, 2014

The VRAM 2 vs 4GB won't make an impact on power. You really don't need a 4GB version. The 2GB would have been performed the same. People that buy 4+GB VRAM GPUs do so cuz they will play on 3 monitors.

MostWantedSoulRider · Jul 13, 2014

envy14tpe :

But I feel doubtful on this fact. Games like Watch Dogs needed 3 GB of VRAM to run ultra textures. After I've got 4, I'm able to touch the highest point of the settings.

Also, I know that there will be no increase of frames per second but issues like stuttering and lags are vanished when using a 4gb one.

envy14tpe · Jul 13, 2014

MostWantedSoulRider :

Yes, Watch Dogs with texturing does need at least 3GB VRAM. 4GB is ideal for it. You made the right choice getting a 4GB version. Most other games don't require this. Most games just need 2GB VRAM to handle fine.

MostWantedSoulRider · Jul 13, 2014

envy14tpe :

MostWantedSoulRider :

Yes, Watch Dogs with texturing does need at least 3GB VRAM. 4GB is ideal for it. You made the right choice getting a 4GB version. Most other games don't require this. Most games just need 2GB VRAM to handle fine.

I followed my intuition in here. There might be a chance that the next-gen games developed by Ubisoft, Activision, etc might need a good amount of virtual RAM for graphics to set everything at high/ultra.

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