Confuse About GPU VRAM

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4 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

I know the 1060 3gb is 10% behind the 6gb in performance. Just go compare the prices of the 2 different 1060s in PCPP.

i know, but despite the difference in price and performance, theres no point paying less than $200 if the GPU doesnt do what you need it to do if for $260 it does. If its a difference between a $180 paper weight and a useful $260 device than go for the $260. You gotta remember that this isnt for gaming, its for productivity if more vram is needed that price isnt so gauging, unlike the titans on non nvidia sites. I myself bought titan xps direct from nvidia so i didnt pay the huge prices on other sites.

 

I also do productivity for a living, hence why i know what im saying. If 3GB of vram is not enough within 2 years, that $180 is a bad purchase compared to $260. If the 6GB variant costs 2x the 3GB variant then it would be a different case. A difference of $80 (40%) for 10% performance difference isnt what the choice is, its the choice between 3GB or 6GB of vram as a gtx 1050 TI is the minimum needed when paired with a fast CPU to get the full advantage of adobe with GPU acceleration. So processing power of the 1060 3GB is fine, however if right now the work already uses nearly 3GB of vram, then 6GB is the obvious choice because that 3GB of vram will become the bottleneck in the near future if that was the case.

 

Go read the OP's post before recommending. This is a question of what hardware for productivity, not gaming. Besides for any use case the best advice is to get the best within your budget for your use case.

 

The difference here is choosing 2 GPUs, if the lesser one cant cope with the demands, than it just becomes an expensive paperweight, a barrier to your work, hence why you price here isnt the question, its the question of if the GPU within the budget will meet your needs for the next 2 years in productivity. Besides the best answer is already chosen, 1060 6GB.