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Started by BrandonCSLC | | 20 answers
So glad I got the 4GB GTX 770!!
When I went to purchase the GTX770 I asked for some advice on Tomshardware about whether I should get the 4GB or 2GB card. Everyone swore up down that I would never see 4GB of memory being used at 1080p resolution and it was a waste of 50 bucks. well.... Wrong! I just bought Shadow of Mordor and the game looks amazing with the HD textures DLC. The game is a memory hog! I see the full 4GB of memory being used to run the game at 60+fps. Other games that I play also go well over the 2GB mark. The 4GB card is a monster. I love it and so glad I spent the extra $50. If anyone is thinking of getting the 7704 GB card... DO IT! 2GB isn't gonna cut it anymore.
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October 17, 2014 8:26:52 PM

The game runs just fine with 2gb of gddr5. the reason its using the 4gb is because instead of using the ddr3 on your motherboard. its taking advantage of the 4gb on the gpu. Blame the next gen consoles for this. However, the game dynamically adjust and runs fine with 2gb. The bandwith of the 4gb card isnt even high enough to saturate the whole 4gb. Secondly, the 770 was historically over priced and you paid even more for the 4gb modle when you could of gone with a 290 or something with more punch anyway.
a b } Memory
October 17, 2014 3:22:17 PM

I want the last 12m:25s of my life back.

note to self.... don't click anymore swifty links... heh
a b } Memory
October 17, 2014 1:41:58 PM

TigerDirect has them both on sale right now (2GB and 4GB versions) for the same price...... $249.00 after rebate. Pick either one as the results will be basically identical for all but 1% of people using them. Those are people running three displays and using SLI and even then, the benefits of the 4GB over the 2GB are <10% increase in performance. Single display users might get a 1-2% increase.


Update Edit: The 2GB version just sold out. Why would anyone would buy the 2GB version over the 4GB version if they are the same price. Maybe they aren't so different?
a b } Memory
October 16, 2014 10:09:20 AM

swifty_morgan said:
this isn't worth starting an argument over. I know the difference and OP knows the difference.......... nuff said.


Starting an argument? I'm just very confused by your post. What is so blatantly obvious to you, that I am missing? You are implying that something in this thread is over my head and if it is, I just want to understand.... not argue.

Do you disagree with any of my posts in this thread?
a b } Memory
October 16, 2014 9:27:49 AM

cst1992 said:
You're forgetting that Brandon IS the OP.


that'll prove work and play don't mix................
October 15, 2014 9:13:11 PM

You're forgetting that Brandon IS the OP.
a b } Memory
October 15, 2014 5:29:55 PM

this isn't worth starting an argument over. I know the difference and OP knows the difference.......... nuff said.
October 15, 2014 5:18:10 PM

So..... a game being able to load/store 4GB of data on a graphics card at a time has no advantage over 2GB of data? Am I miss-understanding how graphics cards work? Would this larger bank of resources not provide an advantage? If that isn't the case then why do they increase a GPU's VRAM every generation?
a b } Memory
October 15, 2014 4:53:35 PM

It sounds like you are furthering my above argument but maybe I have misunderstood you.

The OP equated 4GB VRAM saturation to performance. Filling up your VRAM means very little if it does not translate to a measurable or identifiable performance improvement, of any sort. All the GTX 760 and 770 2GB Vs. 4GB reviews I've read, also indicate this.

This is not a capacity issue(all 2GB cards Vs. all 4GB cards). It is an issue with specifically, the GTX 760 4GB and GTX 770 4GB not being able to utilize the extra VRAM capacity in an efficient manner that allows for any performance increase in a 1920x1080p environment.

Marginal performance increases have been documented in 5760x1080p resolutions with these two 4GB cards, but only marginal at best. The end recommendation usually is, "if you are gaming in 5760x1080p, why did you not buy a GTX 780Ti 3GB"

The GTX 700 series 4GB cards were a money grab. If you were gaming in 5760x1080p and using SLI 760 4GB or 7704GB, you saw some benefit of the extra VRAM but you were wishing you had went with SLI 780Ti's

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