Is 2gb Vram Enough For 1080p Gaming

TechSpecGuy · Sep 17, 2015

I was thinking about getting a GTX 950 because it preforms surprisingly well for the price and I want the card to be future proofed so the only issue I think is that it only has 2gb Vram would that be enough for 2-3 years from now for games strictly on 1080p? if 2gb is not an issue I would most likely just a 960 instead of a 950

Thanks for the help =)

Robert Cook · Sep 17, 2015

neither is worthwhile as they both have 2GB, and the 4GB 960 is pointless, get a R9 280, it has 3GB which will be much better than 2 GB down the road. really the best card to get would be the R9 290 which can be obtained for around $250.

Illumynization · Sep 17, 2015

While the 950 is a great card, I would not suggest buying to last 2-3 years. You could buy a second one later to SLI them for boosted performance.

I would suggest you look at the R9 280x over the GTX 960. It should future proof you about that long and stay within your budget (assuming ~$200 USD).

TechSpecGuy · Sep 17, 2015

Robert Cook :

my psu is 600w do you think it can handle the 290? also can you provide a link for the 290

Robert Cook · Sep 17, 2015

not really. what is the brand? the model? it can probably support a R9 280.

Illumynization · Sep 17, 2015

TechSpecGuy :

A 600W PSU is plenty to power an R9 290. You have a large headway before even getting close to that point. I assure you 600W can power that card with ease.

TechSpecGuy · Sep 17, 2015

Illumynization :

TechSpecGuy :

A 600W PSU is plenty to power an R9 290. You have a large headway before even getting close to that point. I assure you 600W can power that card with ease.

thanks for the help

Robert Cook · Sep 17, 2015

^ I would not say so, not with out knowing the brand. 600 watts does not mean 600 watts nearly as much as we would like it to mean.

Joseph DeGarmo · Sep 17, 2015

An R9-380 should be a smarter choice because it has 4 GB VRAM and performs on par with the GTX 960.

Illumynization · Sep 17, 2015

Lets take the TDP of the R9 290: 275W
Lets take the TDP of a FX-8350/i7-4790K: 125W/88W
Lets take the TDP of a High end Mobo: ~80W
Assuming 1x HDD 1x SSD + RAM: 50W is plenty

At the most we are at 530W. A decent 70W margin is perfect for his build and prevents him from having to purchase another PSU. The only possible issue would be the current provided through the rails against the power draw from the gpu itself.

Robert Cook · Sep 17, 2015

^ yes, but if it is a bad quality power supply, or has poorly arranged rails, then you will not be able to sue those full 600 watts.

SBargisen · Sep 17, 2015

I had 2x R9 270 cards in crossfire, with 2gb. I saw issues at 1080p due to the "low" vram, so... But if you only have 1 950 gtx it's probably not going to matter, since it can never go that high in graphics anyway.

Illumynization · Sep 17, 2015

Robert Cook :

I agree.
This will all depend on the model PSU the OP currently is using. I simply wanted to clarify to anyone else who may be reading this that 600W is enough with a quality PSU.

Joseph DeGarmo · Sep 17, 2015

An R9-380 uses only 150w, which is not bad at all compared to an R9-290. You should also look into getting a GTX 970 if you can afford it.

SBargisen · Sep 17, 2015

290 doesn't actually use THAT much power imho. I tried crossfire 290 with 390, and testet the max input of wattage. It came up to 580 watts in crossfire, with a G3258 @4.4 ghz. Not bad honestly. Single card is around 370-380 watts input.

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