GTX 560 ti 1gb SLI and Battlefield 3

[EpicPowered]

I currently have a GTX 560 ti 1gb and I am considering about using SLI in the future. But I heard that, since VRAM doesn't double up, I'm going to get a lot of FPS drops on ultra settings because of the lack of VRAM. But I also heard that 8gb of RAM should do the trick to stop the FPS drops. I have 8gb 1333mhz of RAM. Will I be experiencing FPS drops?

Specs:
Corsair CX600 PSU (will upgrade if necessary for SLI)
i5-2310 (not overclocked)
8gb 1333mhz RAM
GTX 560 ti 1gb
ASRock H77M motherboard

EDIT: I will be playing at 1080p/1920x1080

 

[clutchc]

I'm not sure what problem you are experiencing, or expect to experience. My 2 GTX 570s only have 1.28GB, and I have had no issues with BF3 ultra settings at 1080p. I can't remember what the last FPS results I got were, and the game is uninstalled from my machine at present so I can't re-test it. But game play was buttery smooth, no stutter.

 

[prototype18]

I actually have those cards. No problems . The game is really smooth

 

[EpicPowered]

I heard about the FPS drops and 8gb solution here: http://www.geforcelan.com/optimize/optimal-game-settings/Battlefield-3-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-560-Ti-SLI-OPS

You will find them in the comments section. It's the second comment thread.

 

[clutchc]

I heard about the FPS drops and 8gb solution here: http://www.geforcelan.com/optimize/optimal-game-settings/Battlefield-3-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-560-Ti-SLI-OPS

You will find them in the comments section. It's the second comment thread.

I don't know what that person was talking about, unless he was referring to system RAM and not VRAM. You can't upgrade memory on your gfx card, anyway. At 1080p, there should be no issue with high textures levels. There wasn't for me. Usually the extra VRAM is only needed for higher than 1080p resolutions. I haven't found BF3 to be all that graphically demanding of a game at Ultra.

 

[EpicPowered]

I know you can't upgrade the RAM on the gfx card. I've heard about the problems on many other threads too and I want to make sure that I won't get these problems if I SLI with 1gb cards.

 

[clutchc]

Your biggest problem with 2 cards won't be the lack of VRAM, anyway. If anything, it will be the possibility of micro-stutter in some games. I haven't experienced it with my cards yet, but I have experienced it with a pair of HD 6850s I used to have.

 

[EpicPowered]

Alright, I'm not too concerned about micro stuttering. I hope 1gb won't be obsolete next year.