2gb vs 4gb

[Rainbrew]

I'm currently considering either the gtx 960 or r9 380 and both come in 2gb and 4gb variants. Are they worth the extra cash? I've heard alot of people say that the gtx 960 is a horrible card but I've never seen any argumentation behind that. I'll be playing on 1680x1050 and won't be going higher anytime soon.

[WereCat]

R9 380 is better performer over GTX 960. For that resolution go with 2GB unless you plan to upgrade for 1080p or more.

GTX 960 is not horrible card but it is horribly placed in the market as it costs way too much for the performance it offers.

[Atmos]

Neither.

 

You'll get better performance with a 280X 3gb. They also cost less in many cases.

 

But, if you have to have one of those two, get the 4gb variant of which ever of those cards tickles your fancy. They both perform roughly the same, and the 4gb just means a longer lifespan. It's better to have more then you use, than less then you need.

[minibois]

I'm currently considering either the gtx 960 or r9 380 and both come in 2gb and 4gb variants. Are they worth the extra cash? I've heard alot of people say that the gtx 960 is a horrible card but I've never seen any argumentation behind that. I'll be playing on 1680x1050 and won't be going higher anytime soon.

Ok.

People say the GTX 960 is lack luster because it only had 2GB at launch, doesn't really use the rest of the VRAM with 4GB and generallly is (was) overpriced.

It's seriously not a terrible card.

 

However, the vram situation... I dunno man.

How much is the R9 280X compared to those cards for you?

[Rainbrew]

Ok.

People say the GTX 960 is lack luster because it only had 2GB at launch, doesn't really use the rest of the VRAM with 4GB and generallly is (was) overpriced.

It's seriously not a terrible card.

 

However, the vram situation... I dunno man.

How much is the R9 280X compared to those cards for you?

The 2gb variants of the 960 and 380 in my country cost 240 usd and 233 usd respectively, while the 4gb variants cost 308 for the 960 and 276 for the 380 while the 280x is 274 dollars. I'm more inclined to the 960 and 380 as they have reduced power consumption and I'm slightly worried that my old 620w psu currently running a 560 and i7 2600 (non-k) won't spontanuosly combust from the 280x, and also the extra VRAM is nice on the 380 and 960. Supposedly the 4gb 960 isn't worth it though since the card maxes out before it can utilize the extra 2gb.

[Guest]

The R9 380 is definitely the better card among the two, but the 280x would be a better option

[minibois]

The 2gb variants of the 960 and 380 in my country cost 240 usd and 233 usd respectively, while the 4gb variants cost 308 for the 960 and 276 for the 380 while the 280x is 274 dollars. I'm more inclined to the 960 and 380 as they have reduced power consumption and I'm slightly worried that my old 620w psu currently running a 560 and i7 2600 (non-k) won't spontanuosly combust from the 280x, and also the extra VRAM is nice on the 380 and 960. Supposedly the 4gb 960 isn't worth it though since the card maxes out before it can utilize the extra 2gb.

Well I guess I would say R9 380 with those prices.

But just saying, your PSU wont explode with a 280X.

Someone I know on the forum ran a stress test on his PC with a GTX 970, i7 3770K OC'ed on Prime95.. The PC used 330W. That will only be slightly more with a 2600 and R9 280X. 620W is plenty.

[Rainbrew]

Thanks for the help guys! I'll be picking up either the g1 gaming 380 4gb or msi gaming, just need to make that choice now

[othertomperson]

Thanks for the help guys! I'll be picking up either the g1 gaming 380 4gb or msi gaming, just need to make that choice now

 

Not at this tier. Get a 970 or 390 if you're concerned about vram -- they have GPU cores that can actually take advantage of it.

[Alurit]

Not at this tier. Get a 970 or 390 if you're concerned about vram -- they have GPU cores that can actually take advantage of it.

well games like ac:u and far cry 4 have some stuttering with less then 3gb cards in 1080p, so I don't think it's such a bad idea, lazy console ports that cache into vram tend to use a lot of vram even at lower resolutions, cause if you look at far cry 4 gameplay it sometimes even hits 3gb, while games that have better pc version like that witcher 3 use around 1-1.5gb of vram,

 

so it's not unreasonable to buy a 4gb 960 or 380, just unnecessary in the majority of cases, but useful to have in some

[Nena Trinity]

4Gb if it is a 380 or 960. (380 is the better card)

960 is not bad it is just not worth its performance in dollars!

[robinspi]

r9 380 4GB looks like a good plan for his resolution. Good choice.

[Catman007]