GTX 690 for 3440 x 1440p resolution?

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My current rig has a GTX690 with i7 2600k.
I'm interested in buying a ultrawide qhd 3440 x 1440p monitor, however I'm concerned with the 2gb vram. I know the GPU power is decent, but am worried about running that resolution. I don't really expect to run AA, probably medium to high settings.

I'm confused because I see several posts about people worried of Vram issues at that resolution, yet I remember seeing the gtx690 benchmarked running at 5760 x 1080p playing several games at playable frame rates on high settings. See here:
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-690-Review-Dual-GK104-Kepler-Greatness/Battlefield-3

I'm looking for say 70-100 frames at say medium settings for FPS.
Acer is supposedly releasing a 3440x 1440 gsync 144hz monitor soon...
I know I can't expect 144hz with my 690, but I love the sound of synced frames on a ultrawide with 60-100fps.

Should I be worried with 690 with 2gb vram?
 
Solution
2 gb isn't always a killer. It depends on the game and settings. See http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Video-Card-Performance-2GB-vs-4GB-Memory-154/