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Why do some have more VRAM?

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Depending on if the user is running multiple monitors/higher resolutions they will want to go with more VRAM.

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More VRAM in gaming is needed when you're playing at high resolutions and/or with very high resolution textures, performance wise, playing at 1080p it won't do any difference. unless you're using a very high res monitor 2GB is okay.

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More VRAM in gaming is needed when you're playing at high resolutions and/or with very high resolution textures, performance wise, playing at 1080p it won't do any difference. unless you're using a very high res monitor 2GB is okay.

Ok thanks. Does it also help when using sli? Because the VRAM doesn't stack?

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Its just like how standard works, it stores a program which is open, vram stores textures and other things the higher the res then the more it demands.

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Ok thanks. Does it also help when using sli? Because the VRAM doesn't stack?

It only matters if you can use the vram. 

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Did we really need 4 replies stating the exact same thing just reworded? :P

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Ok thanks. Does it also help when using sli? Because the VRAM doesn't stack?

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Same answer, if you're using SLI but only playing in a single 1080p monitor 2GB should be okay for now but if you're going for a multimonitor setup (higher resolution) or a single monitor with a high resolution like 1440p o 1600p you should get the 4GBs. Also games are starting to need more resolution BF4 is coming with 3GBs VRAM recommended requirements, so if you can get the extra VRAM for little money, I say get it.

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I run 3 monitors at 120Hz with 2GB of VRAM. I am ordering new AMD cards the second I can, probably in the 6GB flavor if I can.. 2GB is enough for MOST people running a single 1080p 60Hz monitor. More resolution = more pixels = more being rendered = more textures, models have to be loaded. All of that has to go somewhere.

 

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Did we really need 4 replies stating the exact same thing just reworded? :P

 

Thats the beauty of this forum ;)

 

Everyone wants to help and in the end: Is that really a bad thing?

 

Better to have 4 correct answers then none ;)

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More is better, higher resolution=more VRAM required, same cards with different amounts exist to fit peoples needs

 

 

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