Is 6GB enough

[Corie]

I am looking to build my first gaming PC but i am stuck on the GPU somone please help how mutch VRM should i be looking for?

[Coolmaster]

It depends on what resolution you're playing at and what quality settings. But for 1080p 6GB is generally good.

[Corie]

3 minutes ago, Coolmaster said:

It depends on what resolution you're playing at and what quality settings. But for 1080p 6GB is generally good.

I am looking for around 1440p

[MurderM]

For 1080p 6gb is more than enough yes. For 1440p, and 4k, for an enjoyable experience, no.

[Corie]

Just now, MurderM said:

For 1080p 6gb is more than enough yes. For 1440p, and 4k, for an enjoyable experience, no.

Ok thank you for the help

[Coolmaster]

1 minute ago, Corie said:

I am looking for around 1440p

It should be fine today, but in the future or in AAA games you might run into some issues.

[Moonzy]

depends on what games, and can the GPU core even push decent FPS at the settings that would utilise more than 6GB VRAM

[whm1974]

10 minutes ago, Coolmaster said:

It should be fine today, but in the future or in AAA games you might run into some issues.

Given that I play at 1600p using a GTX 760 /4GB VRAM. Just Fine...

[leleoveiga]

it depends, for now days is fine, but maybe in the future it will be the limit of it in AAA games

[Jurrunio]

depends on the game and how much you crank graphical settings. I've heard about too many claiming 10GB wont last long for 1440p, obviously those are people who play simulators and max out every slider they can find.

[VeganJoy]

my 980ti with 6gb vram handles high-ultra graphics at 1440p without much trouble at all, though i do tend to play older games. iirc resolution alone doesnt affect vram usage nearly as much as texture quality, which can be the difference between 6gb and 8gb usage with little visual impact

[Mark Kaine]

1 hour ago, Corie said:

Ok thank you for the help

The poster wasn't wrong, at the moment it's ok for most games. 

 

In the near future it won't be anymore though, we're just about to enter a new Gen with 10+GB 400 bucks consoles... 

 

You need 8GB minimum, 10 or more would be better. 

 You'll likely sell a 6 GB card in 1-2 years at the latest when you realized that... Also for 1440p VRAM alone isn't the deciding factor, you need the compute power as well. 

 

1 hour ago, VeganJoy said:

resolution alone doesnt affect vram usage nearly as much as texture quality, which can be the difference between 6gb and 8gb

Exactly. 

 

It also depends on the individual and what they want. 

 

For me 1080p / 60 is fine, but I'm a texture whore and I want them maxed out at the highest resolution available, it's after all what I paid for, right? 

Also im often using mods with 4k or even 8k resolutions, and even if the game scales them down, there's a difference, visually and performance impact wise.