2gb vs 4gb

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santhoshbalaji.r

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Does 2 GB and 4 GB in graphic card (GTX 1050) really makes a huge difference.

Planning to go with 2 GB as it's much cheaper than 4 GB.
 
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The difference between those two amounts specifically is actually a pretty big difference. For most modern games 2GB of VRAM isn't nearly enough, especially if you go anywhere above medium settings.

Having 4GB will definitely help with frames.
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The difference between those two amounts specifically is actually a pretty big difference. For most modern games 2GB of VRAM isn't nearly enough, especially if you go anywhere above medium settings.

Having 4GB will definitely help with frames.
 
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if you plan to play games in medium to high settings, a 4GB card will have the space for all those lovely textures.
2Gb is enough for minimum-medium settings with most current games, but will start to fill your pagiefile and/or system RAM with 'overflow' with future games.

if there is very little price difference, buy the 4GB
 
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There is no 1050 4gb, what there is, is the 1050Ti 4gb.

That alone makes a pretty good difference, since the Ti version is better in many other factors, including memory...
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050/3649vs3650
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOA2G37E3u8

So you're not paying for just more VRAM, you're paying for a better card overall.


So, just as stated above, if you're okay at playing games in low ~ med, grab the 1050. If not, definitely go with the 1050Ti, it's a much safer bet.
 
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Having 4gb on a slow card won't make the card perform better than having 2gb on the same slow card. So it's most important to understand the capabilities of the card, and then you'll know whether you should pick the 2gb model or 4gb model.

In the case of the 1050, there is only a 2gb model. The card is slow enough that 2gb vram is what makes sense for that card. The 1050 Ti is a faster card, so the 4gb vram makes sense on that card.
 
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