R9 270X 2gb vs 4gb

ironmaster · Oct 18, 2014

I am planning on building my gaming pc really soon, and I was wondering if an extra 2gb is gonna make a difference on the r9 270x. I am planning on gaming on one 1080p monitor and have a 720p monitor for desktop use. If I go for a 2gb card, I will get one from ASUS DIrect CU ii model. If I go for 4gb, I will go for a Sapphire Dual-X model. The 2gb Asus model is about $30 cheaper. Will the extra 2gb make any difference for the situation I have?

Thanks in advance.

TopLuca · Oct 18, 2014

Hello ,

The 4gb version of the 270X isn't worthwhile , at its price you're better off picking up the R9 280 which has 3gb of Vram and much more capable.

The 4gb is a marketing scam , its originally intended to be able to run 4k resolution but since the card isn't quite capable of playing at 4K resolution then the 4gb of vram seems a waste of money.

More Vram is needed in very taxing games with very open environment or in higher resolutions like 1440p however 2gb should be fine for the kind of details you're be gaming on with the 270x anyways.

Also the 4gb of Vram won't come in handy as usually the card will run out of power before using all of its available VRAM anyways so the 2gb version should be more than enough .

The only time I'd pick up a 4gb version if I was going to crossfire and then play on 1440p or so but then a higher/better card will be more suited to that role , also gaming on multiple monitors fall in that category.

In conclusion : if you have the money to pick up the 4gb version of the card then you're far better off buying the R9 280 which is a better card. The 2gb version will do you fine in most cases

ironmaster · Oct 18, 2014

TopLuca :

Hello ,

The 4gb version of the 270X isn't worthwhile , at its price you're better off picking up the R9 280 which has 3gb of Vram and much more capable.

The 4gb is a marketing scam , its originally intended to be able to run 4k resolution but since the card isn't quite capable of playing at 4K resolution then the 4gb of vram seems a waste of money.

More Vram is needed in very taxing games with very open environment or in higher resolutions like 1440p however 2gb should be fine for the kind of details you're be gaming on with the 270x anyways.

Also the 4gb of Vram won't come in handy as usually the card will run out of power before using all of its available VRAM anyways so the 2gb version should be more than enough .

The only time I'd pick up a 4gb version if I was going to crossfire and then play on 1440p or so but then a higher/better card will be more suited to that role , also gaming on multiple monitors fall in that category.

In conclusion : if you have the money to pick up the 4gb version of the card then you're far better off buying the R9 280 which is a better card. The 2gb version will do you fine in most cases

Thanks that really helped

TopLuca · Oct 19, 2014

you are welcome sir

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