GTX 980's single to 4-way SLI @ 4K

[Curlyriff]

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/6725/4k-showdown-asus-gtx-980-4gb-in-single-sli-3-way-sli-and-4-way-sli/index.html

Interesting overview of GTX 980's @ 4k. Probably already seen/posted but anyone saying that 4GB VRAM is limiting, that currently seems a small percentage of games with that issue.

Only Metro:LL seems to show that at this time.

 

[andrewohare]

And even the Games that do give issues with VRAM don't tend to be worth playing

I have a single 980 atm and loving it, seems more smother than a titan black i had a while back .. will defo go into a dual card SLI setup soon though

 

[snips86x]

We already knew 4GB VRAM was a limitation. 6GB/8GB is where its at as you don't want to invest and then have this issue.

 

[VincentHanna]

We already knew 4GB VRAM was a limitation. 6GB/8GB is where its at as you don't want to invest and then have this issue.

Some people will disagree with you that it's all marketing hype to sell higher priced GPU's with more RAM.

I tend to believe developers to be honest. 6GB+ is going to be important for 4k.

 

[Kaapstad]

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/6725/4k-showdown-asus-gtx-980-4gb-in-single-sli-3-way-sli-and-4-way-sli/index.html

Interesting overview of GTX 980's @ 4k. Probably already seen/posted but anyone saying that 4GB VRAM is limiting, that currently seems a small percentage of games with that issue.

Only Metro:LL seems to show that at this time.

They have avoided the games that won't run maxed in 4gb @4K, as for MLL my 2gb GTX 690s can run it maxed @4K lol.

 

[Curlyriff]

And even the Games that do give issues with VRAM don't tend to be worth playing

Metro:LL is the biggest issue and that for me is probably one of the best games I have played personally.

We already knew 4GB VRAM was a limitation. 6GB/8GB is where its at as you don't want to invest and then have this issue.

Actually if one game out of the ones tested is the only one showing that the limit is VRAM then we are still running out of GPU grunt or other bottlenecks at the moment. Considering the early drivers I am not surprised.

They have avoided the games that won't run maxed in 4gb @4K, as for MLL my 2gb GTX 690s can run it maxed @4K lol.

My SLI 780 6GB's I currently have run it maxed @ 4k too but I am only hitting about 25-30fps so this will instantly give me a large frame boost.

And games such as? Metro LL, Tomb Raider, Hitman Absolution, Battlefield 4 are all relevant and games people are likely to be playing now. OK so there is no Crysis 3, Skyrim or Bioshock Infinite but since all but skyrim use less VRAM at least on my PC than Metro LL then we should be seeing around the 60fps mark @ 4k and they would maybe be where the 4GB limit would come into play again.

Things will only get better with driver updates too.

 

[Kaapstad]

Metro:LL is the biggest issue and that for me is probably one of the best games I have played personally.



Actually if one game out of the ones tested is the only one showing that the limit is VRAM then we are still running out of GPU grunt or other bottlenecks at the moment. Considering the early drivers I am not surprised.



My SLI 780 6GB's I currently have run it maxed @ 4k too but I am only hitting about 25-30fps so this will instantly give me a large frame boost.

And games such as? Metro LL, Tomb Raider, Hitman Absolution, Battlefield 4 are all relevant and games people are likely to be playing now. OK so there is no Crysis 3, Skyrim or Bioshock Infinite but since all but skyrim use less VRAM at least on my PC than Metro LL then we should be seeing around the 60fps mark @ 4k and they would maybe be where the 4GB limit would come into play again.

Things will only get better with driver updates too.

Don't think so

4gb is 4gb

 

[mmj_uk]

Has there actually been any reviews showing the difference between 'High' textures settings and say 'Ultra' or 'Super Mega Monster Mode' that the likes of Middle Earth includes? it seems like all developers have to do (who btw get help from the likes from Nvidia ) is release a new game which has a top setting that requires more VRAM than most people have and you get people immediately upgrading. Back in the day you'd get articles critiquing whether the high texture modes are actually worth it.

 

[Curlyriff]

Don't think so

I assume to you meaning the getting better statement. The drivers are new and the compression used within the drivers could still mature. No reason for them not too. So although 4GB is 4GB, when it comes to compression this is not so black and white compared to no compression.

 

[Silent_Scone]

You'll scrape by with 4gb but i wouldn't like to call it ample.

 

[Kaapstad]

I assume to you meaning the getting better statement. The drivers are new and the compression used within the drivers could still mature. No reason for them not too. So although 4GB is 4GB, when it comes to compression this is not so black and white compared to no compression.

Improving the drivers if it can be done will not change physical limitations.

NVidia never intended for these cards to see a lot of use at 4K so as far as they are concerned 4gb is not really a problem at all.

I bought some 4gb cards a year ago but I did it in the knowledge that they were not going to be up to scratch at 4K so they have not caused me any disappointment or false hopes.

As a rough guide using compression in a high performance product is not the best solution anyway as there is almost always a performance hit doing the compressing whether we are talking audio, SSDs or graphics cards.