Is 2G vram enough for 1080p?

[Est_Rain]

I have had a MSI R9 270 gaming for almost a year now and I am thinking of upgrading. Should I just get another 270 or should I go for the 290x? I have seen some posts about the crossfire 270 beating the r9 290 in a lot of games, but how future proof is it?

[Enderman]

yes its enough unless you plan on running ultra with extreme textures and AA all over the place

 

I would personally sell that 270 and buy a 290 or 290x instead of a second 270

[Equilibrium_FOOL]

Depends on the games you play, and the screen resolution you use.

[Prastupok]

but how future proof is it?

 

It's not. No PC component is.

 

As far as can it do it? I have a 765m in my laptop with 2gb of VRAM that games at 1080p just fine.

[lukky211111]

I have had a MSI R9 270 gaming for almost a year now and I am thinking of upgrading. Should I just get another 270 or should I go for the 290x? I have seen some posts about the crossfire 270 beating the r9 290 in a lot of games, but how future proof is it?

nothing is future proof remember that. and a more powerful single card is still better in the long run vs two weaker cards in crossfire or sli.

[TheKDub]

Yes it is enough.

 

I'd recommend just upgrading the card as some games don't support CF, which means you will only get the performance of one card in those games, among other issues that can come from it + higher heat output + higher energy usage.

[Fulgrim]

I'd say try to hold out for ATi's R9 3xx series in like 3 months.

[EarthboundHero]

It'll be fine for now, by the time you need more you'll need a new GPU anyways.

[Enzo_Mofo]

personally 2gb Vram is enough for me, I play at 1080p (I dont play alot of heavy AAA games though) It rlly depends on what you are going to play

[CatzRuleZWorld]

2GB is fine for me, I only use about 1GB with bioshock infinite on ultra. nothing's futureproof but you just have to figure out which one's more worth it for you. It also all depends on what you're playing. 290x is overkill for many games.

[Virtual01]

It's not. No PC component is.

 

As far as can it do it? I have a 765m in my laptop with 2gb of VRAM that games at 1080p just fine.

 

Same here. Everything runs perfectly fine at 1080p.

 

[Nexxus]

Today yes, in the next coming years...dunno

[sgloux3470]

The only time you'll run into issues is with uncompressed textures, a ton of MSAA or caching/unlimited VRAM options in some games.

 

 

[bob345]

yes, definitely for today's games at least.

[siberiansteel11]

I have a 680 2gb version and I play at high settings at 1080p at 60 frames so no problem at that. in some cases like crysis 3 I play it around med to high settings (custom settings) in order to reach 60 fps so I guess 2gb is still pretty good at 1080p. but at ultra? depends on the game. 

[JoshM]

My 7850 holds its ground well at 1080p but instead of buying a second one I would got a 290/290x/970/980 or similar because they will no doubt be current for longer...

[Bravosgrad]

wait for 300 series

[DudeWazap]

I would recommend getting an R9390 when it releases. It's better to have 1 high end card than 2 lower end cards in Cf or sli.

[DeViLzzz]

If your current card can do what you need it to do then don't upgrade/add another card.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

2GB is just okay