GTX 970 3.5gb vram stuttering

[TXshooter]

What is the problem, and how does it affect gaming?

[Dabasepc]

above 3.5 usage you get in trouble. stick to 1080p 

[TXshooter]

Does the stutter affect 1080p triple-a title gaming at high settings?

And what is the problem?

[stealth80]

above 3.5 usage you get in trouble. stick to 1080p 

 

Really isn't that bad, I've ran some games at 4k on a single card. Should be fine for all games at 1440P, just try and avoid that 3.5gb + usage as said

[stealth80]

AAA will run at 1440P, albeit not 60+ FPS

[Patrick Bateman]

Does the stutter affect 1080p triple-a title gaming at high settings?

it seems to be ok now..

i use over 3.5gb and games still run smooth without stutter

[Clubconsoles]

What is the problem, and how does it affect gaming?

 

The GTX 970 has 3.5GB of GDDR5 VRAM. but also has 500mb of slower vram. so any games that use more than 3.5GB of VRAM will slow down.

[Maxxtraxx]

If you own a game that uses above 3.5gb of vram on super high settings then you may experience major frame rate drops and stutters.

 

Basically treat the card like it has 3.5gb instead of 4gb and it will perform stupendously.

 

The fix:

Hard way: adjust your in game settings to keep vram usage below 3.5gb.

 

Easy way: Use geforce experience to automatically optimize most newer games for you.

[TXshooter]

Will it affect new games like fallout 4 at high to ultra settings at 1080p? And what kind of fps am I looking at?

[theereal]

I dont really understand the question here But yes you can go above the "3.5GB" limit, It's happened to me and It hasnt affected performance much.

[TXshooter]

I dont really understand the question here But yes you can go above the "3.5GB" limit, It's happened to me and It hasnt affected performance much.

I am just asking how the vram affects gaming.

[App4that]

I run Fallout 4 at 1440 and Ultra settings with 35 active mods. Rarely do I go over 3g. Never have I experienced a problem with only having 4g of VRAM. All this 3.5g talk is fan bull shit. Don't listen to it.

[stealth80]

Its like the iphone 6 bending scenario, it happened to a few and all of a sudden everyones an expert and it becomes a widespread phenomena

[Maxxtraxx]

Will it affect new games like fallout 4 at high to ultra settings at 1080p? And what kind of fps am I looking at?

 

​It will not cause issues with fallout 4, with my 970 at very high settings i was seeing 50+ FPS depending on the area.

[ApolloX75]

I am just asking how the vram affects gaming.

I have yet to experience this "stuttering" lots of people complained about, and I've run my card into the ground to try and recreate it at 1080p. It's a seriously overblown issue.

[Aytex]

you can run 2 of them at 4k with 60 fps on almost maxed settings

[TXshooter]

I run Fallout 4 at 1440 and Ultra settings with 35 active mods. Rarely do I go over 3g. Never have I experienced a problem with only having 4g of VRAM. All this 3.5g talk is fan bull shit. Don't listen to it

So I could run almost any new game on a 1080p moniter at high settings and get high fps?

[TXshooter]

I run Fallout 4 at 1440 and Ultra settings with 35 active mods. Rarely do I go over 3g. Never have I experienced a problem with only having 4g of VRAM. All this 3.5g talk is fan bull shit. Don't listen to it.

So I could run almost any new game on a 1080p moniter at high settings and get high fps?

[App4that]

Yes, the only issue you'll face is poorly optimized games, not a hardware limitation. And VRAM won't save you from poor programming. And make sure you have a CPU to back it up, Fallout 4 for instance runs substantially better on a i7 than a i5.

[stealth80]

I run Fallout 4 at 1440 and Ultra settings with 35 active mods. Rarely do I go over 3g. Never have I experienced a problem with only having 4g of VRAM. All this 3.5g talk is fan bull shit. Don't listen to it

So I could run almost any new game on a 1080p moniter at high settings and get high fps?

 

Yup without a doubt. However if you haven't bought it yet, you should grab a 390 as its slightly better.

 

Try not to believe all the fan bullshit, I asked on these forums what sort of performance I could expect from 2x 970s in SLI @4k and was basically laughed off the thread ..... ive ran everygame including Witcher 3 at 4k @ ultra settings, admittedly it isn't high FPS but its 30 +

[TXshooter]

Yes, the only issue you'll face is poorly optimized games, not a hardware limitation. And VRAM won't save you from poor programming. And make sure you have a CPU to back it up, Fallout 4 for instance runs substantially better on a i7 than a i5.

Thanks man!!!

[App4that]

Yup without a doubt. However if you haven't bought it yet, you should grab a 390 as its slightly better.

Try not to believe all the fan bullshit, I asked on these forums what sort of performance I could expect from 2x 970s in SLI @4k and was basically laughed off the thread ..... ive ran everygame including Witcher 3 at 4k @ ultra settings, admittedly it isn't high FPS but its 30 +

The 390 is a great card, but it falls on its face in Gameworks games. So it comes down to the games you play.

[stealth80]

The 390 is a great card, but it falls on its face in Gameworks games. So it comes down to the games you play.

 

Well I've also got an eye on the "early DX12" info, although I'm not convinced that Maxwell performs that badly

[theereal]

I am just asking how the vram affects gaming.

Just like the system memory (Ram) keeps the CPU fed with data, the video memory (Vram) keeps the GPU fed with data. If you go above the ammount of Vram on the card, the card will have to start pulling data from the system memory or even the HDD/SSD which will decrease the performance. With the 970 you have 3.5GB of Vram running at 7Gb/ps and 0.5GB running at 500Mb/ps (I think). You should not see such a decrease In performance unless you surpass 4GB of Vram.

[App4that]

Well I've also got an eye on the "early DX12" info, although I'm not convinced that Maxwell performs that badly

I've been around too long to fall for that lol. Every time there's a change in DX or any similar change everyone gets caught up in it and thinks things will change, they never change. Not in a tangible way. By the time the first major DX12 titles launch you'll see. The big change will come when 1440 is the new standard. But by then Nvidias new cards will be out.