Is a gtx 1060 3gb future proof at 1080p?
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Games are needing more VRAM to run at max settings. 3GB is probably alright for now, but certainly not future-proof. It all depends on whether or not you want all the eye candy. And of course, it will depend on the rest of your system... the CPU in particular.
MrN1ce9uy
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Battlefield 1 runs on less than 3GB vram maxed out at 1080p. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD2XdjSpauQ
Future proof?.. Idk
Future proof?.. Idk
I have a 3gb 780. I have found 3 games already that can use all 3gb at 1080p and it causes stuttering. Yes its easy to fix by dropping a few settings but to me 3gb is already starting to be a limiting factor, this will only get worse with time.
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GTA V, Far Cry 4, and shadow of mordor used more than 3gb of VRAM at max settings 1080p from these tests.
http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/90/much-vram-need-1080p-1440p-4k-aa-enabled/index.html
http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/90/much-vram-need-1080p-1440p-4k-aa-enabled/index.html
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GTA V doesn't run well (60fps+) on max settings with even GTX 1060 6GB. Optimum settings use around 2.7GB vram at 1080p. Not sure about the others. But I still gave up the 3GB model for the 6GB.
*Pascal has better memory management than previous generations.
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In most GTX1060 benchmarks I have seen, by the time the 3GB model starts lagging behind the 6GB model by more than the expected 10% from having one fewer core enabled, the 6GB model is already struggling anyway.
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Here is a comparison video by Digital Foundries that compares the 3GB and 6GB models of the 1060 using several modern games @ 1080p. The narration helps explain what you are seeing. Keep an eye on the right-hand graph. That is where frame drops show up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVM0Nb5crMM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVM0Nb5crMM
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Technology has improved in the past 20 years but certainly we haven't seen much progress in Graphical needs for the past 5 years. A gtx 1050 (2gb of vram) is certainly futureproof.
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What qualifies as "futureproof" depends on the person's specific needs. While a GTX1050 may be 'futureproof' to people who don't mind giving up some details at 1080p to maintain 50+fps (ex.: me), it is craptacular for someone aiming for 100+FPS on their 144Hz QHD/1440p display with details maxed out.
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