How does graphics card work? (new to PC games)

ilovebatman · Jun 9, 2015

Have graphics card gtx 960 2GB. How many games can I play and while playing a game it had occupied 1.4 GB already. I wanted to know wheather I can play upcoming games like Batman?

Xibyth · Jun 9, 2015

That's a very vague question, do you mean running multiple games simultaneously? By themselves I am sure you will be fine.

jimmysmitty · Jun 9, 2015

I think you are not understanding how the Video RAM works. It is not being taken up. The VRAM is only used when a game is active. Once you close the game, the VRAM gets emptied. Any game you will play will have access to the VRAM.

The game saves data and information on your hard drive.

Jak_Sparra · Jun 9, 2015

Batman: Arkham Knight

Minimum System Requirements
OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Graphics Memory: 2 GB
DirectX®: 11
Network: Broadband Internet Connection Required
Hard Drive Space: 45 GB

Recommended System Requirements
OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Graphics Memory: 3 GB
DirectX®: 11
Network: Broadband Internet Connection Required
Hard Drive Space: 55 GB

ULTRA System Requirements
OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Graphics Memory: 4 GB
DirectX®: 11
Network: Broadband Internet Connection Required
Hard Drive Space: 55 GB

ilovebatman · Jun 9, 2015

jimmysmitty :

Oh! So if I play a game which occupies let's say 1.4 GB out of 2GB ...if I close the game my graphics card memory will come to zero..and I can play any other game which has different Space occupied in it?..

ilovebatman · Jun 9, 2015

Xibyth :

by themselves lol...ok thanks for clarification

ilovebatman · Jun 9, 2015

Jak_Sparra :

Batman: Arkham Knight

Minimum System Requirements
OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Graphics Memory: 2 GB
DirectX®: 11
Network: Broadband Internet Connection Required
Hard Drive Space: 45 GB

Recommended System Requirements
OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Graphics Memory: 3 GB
DirectX®: 11
Network: Broadband Internet Connection Required
Hard Drive Space: 55 GB

ULTRA System Requirements
OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Graphics Memory: 4 GB
DirectX®: 11
Network: Broadband Internet Connection Required
Hard Drive Space: 55 GB

Thanks for the details

Dan414 · Jun 9, 2015

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=how+does+ram+work

Edit: sorry, that was mean.

The game will take up several GB (45 for one listed above) on the hard drive, and use as much "RAM" type memory as it can to run faster. The computer will automatically allocate RAM, and the storage on it gets used and re-used all the time.

jimmysmitty · Jun 9, 2015

ilovebatman :

Pretty much. The VRAM and system RAM is emptied from the game once the game is closed then when you load a different game it will utilize what it needs until it is closed.

You will have no issues enjoying the new Batman AK.

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