Need Some Advice (Nvidia)

[lescarpio]

Hey LTT forum goers,

Need some advice for my next GPU upgrade path. Hopefully this can help out some others that may be in the same boat. First off, thanks ahead for any advise, criticism, and teachings; it's all appreciated. As a gamer, I mostly play FPS and RPM games, some racing.

First, question: is there any really good benefit(s) to go from a GTX 6XX to a GTX 7XX? If so, what are they?

So right now I have a PNY GTX 680 2GB. I only got this at the beginning of last year, so it really hasn't been that long, and so far it doesn't fall behind in fps in games, until I start cranking up the AA, which I rarely do. I only game at 1080p, and don't use multi-monitor, though my monitor also runs at 144hz. But I do appreciate the ability to run my games on high texture settings, as well as some extra texture packs/mods.

So my conflict is: would it be worth it to get a GTX 770 4GB? It has the 4GB I'd want for all my textures, but it's basically the same exact card as my 680. I wouldn't want to get a 680 4GB just because it's an older card; I'd rather get newer. Plus when I search for a 4GB 680, they tend to be MORE expensive than the 770 4GB, just because of rarity or some other reason.

Let me know what you guys/gals think. Is a generation bump really worth it for the extra 2GB and added (some times menial) features.

[MegaDave91]

- Not worth getting a 770 from a 680

- 256 bit bus is not enough for 4GB, and you'll only use ~2GB at 1080p (depends on the game)

 

I'll ask you this; how much vram are you currently using with texture packs/mods?

[flibberdipper]

That card is more than sufficient. It's about equal to a GTX 770 in terms of performance. And at 1080P you more than likely won't fill up the full 2GB of VRAM.

[Fluffinator]

Not really for a GTX 770, if you were going for a 780 that would be a different story, not worth it to go to a 770 in my opinion.

[lescarpio]

Awesome. But how about the games that claim, "3GB VRAM recommended". I'm trying to think about future game releases.

Also, I should toss in the R9 280X as a possible replacement of the 680. It has 3GB RAM, on a wider bus. I don't really want to get AMD, but am willing to give it another chance. I previously has an ASUS HD 6850 that worked well, only after having a ton of problems with the driver (wouldn't install correctly, failed to install, CCC would act funny, etc.)

[lescarpio]

Awesome. But how about the games that claim, "3GB VRAM recommended". I'm trying to think about future game releases.

Also, I should toss in the R9 280X as a possible replacement of the 680. It has 3GB RAM, on a wider bus. I don't really want to get AMD, but am willing to give it another chance. I previously has an ASUS HD 6850 that worked well, only after having a ton of problems with the driver (wouldn't install correctly, failed to install, CCC would act funny, etc.)

[lescarpio]

Awesome. But how about the games that claim, "3GB VRAM recommended". I'm trying to think about future game releases.

Also, I should toss in the R9 280X as a possible replacement of the 680. It has 3GB RAM, on a wider bus. I don't really want to get AMD, but am willing to give it another chance. I previously has an ASUS HD 6850 that worked well, only after having a ton of problems with the driver (wouldn't install correctly, failed to install, CCC would act funny, etc.)