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Which of these graphics cards are better?

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September 5, 2014 6:19:27 AM

I am building a heavy gaming PC and need to choose a graphics card.

I was originally going with this one,
EVGA GeForce GTX 770 Superclocked with ACX Cooler, 4 GB
(http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Superclocked-Dual-Link-Graph...)

But then found this one.
EVGA GeForce GTX770 SuperClocked with EVGA ACX Cooler, 2GB
(http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-SuperClocked-Graphic...)

What is the difference between these two? which one is better?

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September 5, 2014 6:23:01 AM

The difference is in VRAM. One has 2GB while the other has 4GB.

More VRAM gives more working space to the card to conduct computing, and will help in higher resolutions than FHD. Moreover, very graphic intensive games with very heavy textures tend to take more VRAM.

You'll benefit from more VRAM, not in terms of raw FPS right now, but in near future when games become more and more graphics intensive or when you upgrade your display resolution.

4GB is better.
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September 5, 2014 6:41:10 AM

Exceeding the video memory available on the card makes a huge performance difference, so the 4GB version is much better if using more than 2GB of video memory.
This can happen in a handful of titles at 1920x1080, but generally more relevent at higher resolutions.
I much prefer Nvidia, but right at this moment the AMD cards have better performance for a similar price.
The R9 290 is a big step up from the GTX 770 and has the same 4GB of video memory as the better card you have linked.
Here is one model:
http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Double-947MHz-Graphics-R9290A...
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September 5, 2014 6:41:33 AM

For what a 4gb gtx 770 costs you can get a faster r9 290 which is also 4gb.
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