EVGA 780 SC 6GB capabilities?

[OmgHavoc]

I'm about to purchase one for my new Mitx gaming rig and I'm going to need it to run games like Watchdogs/Cod/BF on ultra and also support my 32" Smart TV and 23" Gaming monitor, good enough buy?

[FloRolf]

well. i suppose both of them are 1080p. So dont waste your money and get the 3gig version or save even more and get a 290/280x/770

[AMD Lover]

I would almost get the 6GB card because contrary to what everybody says some games will use 6GB if you use image scaling or push textures and mods however no other game at 1080p except WatchDogs on Ultra will use more than 3GB right now but thats just because they didnt optimize it. Also if your going to be keeping the card for 4-5yrs and planning to go 4K and SLI its helps a lot there. 6GB SLI on 4K compared to 12GB SLI 4K, huge difference there, especially if you daisy chain a few DisplayPort monitors together.

 

 

My vote is for the 6GB version unless your going to upgrade soon and then I say get the SC, Classy or the LIGHTNING 

[nj4ck]

well. i suppose both of them are 1080p. So dont waste your money and get the 3gig version or save even more and get a 290/280x/770

Watch dogs needs more than 3GB of VRAM to run ultra textures, its just insane. I would go with a 4GB 290, but the 6GB 780 will be fine, if you're willing to spend the money.

[OmgHavoc]

Watch dogs needs more than 3GB of VRAM to run ultra textures, its just insane. I would go with a 4GB 290, but the 6GB 780 will be fine, if you're willing to spend the money.

 

Watch dogs needs more than 3GB of VRAM to run ultra textures, its just insane. I would go with a 4GB 290, but the 6GB 780 will be fine, if you're willing to spend the money.

 

well. i suppose both of them are 1080p. So dont waste your money and get the 3gig version or save even more and get a 290/280x/770

I know watchdogs will benefit from the 6GB and so will future games seeing how I can only have one GPU it'd be better to 

 

I would almost get the 6GB card because contrary to what everybody says some games will use 6GB if you use image scaling or push textures and mods however no other game at 1080p except WatchDogs on Ultra will use more than 3GB right now but thats just because they didnt optimize it. Also if your going to be keeping the card for 4-5yrs and planning to go 4K and SLI its helps a lot there. 6GB SLI on 4K compared to 12GB SLI 4K, huge difference there, especially if you daisy chain a few DisplayPort monitors together.

 

 

My vote is for the 6GB version unless your going to upgrade soon and then I say get the SC, Classy or the LIGHTNING 

Can't SLI on a Mitx build, only one GPU so I plan on putting going HDMI to my gaming monitor and display to my TV which will have my Audioengine A5+s

[AMD Lover]

I know watchdogs will benefit from the 6GB and so will future games seeing how I can only have one GPU it'd be better to 

 

Can't SLI on a Mitx build, only one GPU so I plan on putting going HDMI to my gaming monitor and display to my TV which will have my Audioengine A5+s

I honestly wouldnt go 6GB then because you'll be upgrading to keep up within the next year or so

[OmgHavoc]

I honestly wouldnt go 6GB then because you'll be upgrading to keep up within the next year or so

I don't understand why I'd upgrade, most GPU's are coming in at 3GB and running games on ultra except Watchdogs and even with the 3GB model it's running ultra at 40+FPS 

[AMD Lover]

I don't understand why I'd upgrade, most GPU's are coming in at 3GB and running games on ultra except Watchdogs and even with the 3GB model it's running ultra at 40+FPS 

Trust me by the next gen of games that 40+ is going to be 30+ and thats not bad but still unenjoyable 

[TheDigitalRealm]

I would almost get the 6GB card because contrary to what everybody says some games will use 6GB if you use image scaling or push textures and mods however no other game at 1080p except WatchDogs on Ultra will use more than 3GB right now but thats just because they didnt optimize it. Also if your going to be keeping the card for 4-5yrs and planning to go 4K and SLI its helps a lot there. 6GB SLI on 4K compared to 12GB SLI 4K, huge difference there, especially if you daisy chain a few DisplayPort monitors together.

 

 

My vote is for the 6GB version unless your going to upgrade soon and then I say get the SC, Classy or the LIGHTNING 

No GPU uses more than 3GB of VRAM in vanilla games at 4K other than Crysis 3 with AA cranked up (it used 3.3GB). Unless you spend all your time modding all your games, it isn't worth it, and the 384 bit memory bus isn't large enough to use it effectively. 

[AMD Lover]

No GPU uses more than 3GB of VRAM in vanilla games at 4K other than Crysis 3 with AA cranked up (it used 3.3GB). Unless you spend all your time modding all your games, it isn't worth it, and the 384 bit memory bus isn't large enough to use it effectively. 

Dude I use 2.7GB on BF4 running 1440P, yeah dont know what your talking about

[TheDigitalRealm]

Dude I use 2.7GB on BF4 running 1440P, yeah dont know what your talking about

That's nice. My bad, it seems BF4 uses just over 3GB at 4K. http://www.digitalstormonline.com/unlocked/video-memory-usage-at-4k-uhd-resolutions-idnum146/

[AMD Lover]

That's nice. 

The point is next gen games are going to use over 3GB

[TheDigitalRealm]

The point is next gen games are going to use over 3GB

Please don't use the word "Next gen" when on a PC gaming forum. It doesn't apply.  Oh, and take a look at the link I posted. Even at 4K, 3GB of VRAM is adequate. 

[AMD Lover]

Please don't use the word "Next gen" when on a PC gaming forum. It doesn't apply.  Oh, and take a look at the link I posted. Even at 4K, 3GB of VRAM is adequate. 

Next gen game engines to clarify, lol, yeah 3GB works it just offloads and you may get stutters every once and a while 

[OmgHavoc]

Next gen game engines to clarify, lol, yeah 3GB works it just offloads and you may get stutters every once and a while 

And that is exactly why i'm looking into getting a 6GB card and not the 3GB. No game even comes close to touching the 6GB of VRAM and I doubt it will even after a year or two

[TheDigitalRealm]

Next gen game engines to clarify, lol, yeah 3GB works it just offloads and you may get stutters every once and a while 

Yes, it does. And judging by the article, 6GB is completely unnecessary for non-modded games.

[TheDigitalRealm]

And that is exactly why i'm looking into getting a 6GB card and not the 3GB. No game even comes close to touching the 6GB of VRAM and I doubt it will even after a year or two

And you plan gaming at 4K with a single 780 Ti? Have fun! (Even with two, the experience will still be terrible) 6GB 780(Ti) cards are a money-grabbing waste of money.

[TheNinjaNextDor]

Yes, it does. And judging by the article, 6GB is completely unnecessary for non-modded games.

To use 6GB of VRAM the horsepower in GPUs doesn't even exist. If you did that on a 780 you would be getting such horrible FPS because the resolution/textures would be so huge. So yeah, 3/4GB (4 is better like on a 290X ) is enough.

[TheDigitalRealm]

To use 6GB of VRAM the horsepower in GPUs doesn't even exist. If you did that on a 780 you would be getting such horrible FPS because the resolution/textures would be so huge. So yeah, 3/4GB (4 is better like on a 290X ) is enough.

Yay! 290X crossfire buddies! Water cooling? I am!

[TheNinjaNextDor]

Yay! 290X crossfire buddies! Water cooling? I am!

Yep! Except my CF pipe was 4mm too short so I have to wait till wednesday to get the running. Awesome cards even when I was trying to use the hairdryers that come stock.

[TheDigitalRealm]

Yep! Except my CF pipe was 4mm too short so I have to wait till wednesday to get the running. Awesome cards even when I was trying to use the hairdryers that come stock.

I don't think I'm putting my second card in until I slap the EK WB's on them. I tried and there's about 2-3mm of space between the two due to the massive cooler. I thought I'd stick one in and see what kinds of OC's I could get on air. 1215MHz core and 1550MHz memory isn't bad really, and I haven't finished yet.

[TheNinjaNextDor]

I don't think I'm putting my second card in until I slap the EK WB's on them. I tried and there's about 2-3mm of space between the two due to the massive cooler. I thought I'd stick one in and see what kinds of OC's I could get on air. 1215MHz core and 1550MHz memory isn't bad really, and I haven't finished yet.

Lucky you have Lightning cards lol I tried OCing on the reference cooler and got to 1160 core and 1300 mem then went for 1200.... 100C later LOL

[OmgHavoc]

To use 6GB of VRAM the horsepower in GPUs doesn't even exist. If you did that on a 780 you would be getting such horrible FPS because the resolution/textures would be so huge. So yeah, 3/4GB (4 is better like on a 290X ) is enough.

TBH I figured for 16 buck more than the  780 SC 3GB it was worth it seeing how it would help me out in Watchdogs so I figure other games would eventually come with the same requirement.

[AMD Lover]

I don't think I'm putting my second card in until I slap the EK WB's on them. I tried and there's about 2-3mm of space between the two due to the massive cooler. I thought I'd stick one in and see what kinds of OC's I could get on air. 1215MHz core and 1550MHz memory isn't bad really, and I haven't finished yet.

Crap man thats like $1200 in GPU's

 

Lucky you have Lightning cards lol I tried OCing on the reference cooler and got to 1160 core and 1300 mem then went for 1200.... 100C later LOL

I cant imagine you two and your AMD cards my room feels like a oven with just my single 780, lol

[ansafrahim]

I would almost get the 6GB card because contrary to what everybody says some games will use 6GB if you use image scaling or push textures and mods however no other game at 1080p except WatchDogs on Ultra will use more than 3GB right now but thats just because they didnt optimize it. Also if your going to be keeping the card for 4-5yrs and planning to go 4K and SLI its helps a lot there. 6GB SLI on 4K compared to 12GB SLI 4K, huge difference there, especially if you daisy chain a few DisplayPort monitors together.

My vote is for the 6GB version unless your going to upgrade soon and then I say get the SC, Classy or the LIGHTNING

Well titanfall can use 3gb+ vram but still runs perfect in 2gb 770 due to optimisation. I would go for 4gb version of 770 or 780 3gb. By the time all games start utilising 6gb vram, 780 will run out of horsepower to push all those textures.