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Poll: How much memory would you like your next GPU purchase to have ?

How much memory would you want your next card to have ?

  • 4gb

    Votes: 12 3.4%

  • 6gb

    Votes: 29 8.1%

  • 8gb

    Votes: 201 56.3%

  • 12gb

    Votes: 59 16.5%

  • 16gb

    Votes: 35 9.8%

  • 32gb

    Votes: 21 5.9%
  • Total voters
    357
Strange question because:

a: I do not know when my next GPU will be
b: I do not know the restrictions of new GPU technology
c: I do not know what resolution i will be playing at
d: I do not know what games i'm likely to be playing.

So i picked the biggest amount, because whatever.
 
I'd like my next card to have 12GB, however I expect my next card to have 8GB so that's what I voted for as I can't see 12GB being available on the 2nd/3rd tier cards that are at usual my price range.
 
Currently running SLI 980, so I have 4gb available. I'd like to at least go to 8 for the next gen. Sometimes I get very close to the limit playing at 1440p.
 
ashmanuk67 said:
Not knowing much about how memory amount works, I run a 1440p screen so was thinking 8gb would be better than 6 and 12gb would be too much??
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I've got a feeling some titles will use whatever is available, and this leads people (including myself) to believe that I am "running out" when really the card is just using it all.

Maybe there is a way to prove this one way or the other? The only cards I have owned that has shown any ill effects when exceeding memory usage were my 970s. I'm sure my 670 exceeded its 2GB allowance from time to time, but it seemed to cope in a different way?

Anyway, how to tell when the card has exceeded its limit or is just utilising what it has?
 
I'll buy the card I like, memory is probably one of the very last things I'll look at but in absolutely no way sway any decision I'll make in regards to buying it. I'm one of the few who have not been brainwashed into believing you need more more more. Quite laughable really.
 
LambChop said:
I'll buy the card I like, memory is probably one of the very last things I'll look at but in absolutely no way sway any decision I'll make in regards to buying it. I'm one of the few who have not been brainwashed into believing you need more more more. Quite laughable really.
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When games like Shadow Of Mordor state that you need 6GB for a particular setting, surely it's an indication that 4GB won't cut it?
 
String said:
Anyway, how to tell when the card has exceeded its limit or is just utilising what it has?
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Running out of vram can exhibit itself as random frame drops, skipping, texture pop-in... if it gets really bad then you can get where normally it runs at good frames and then you suddenly get single digits

I went through about 4 different GPU setups trying to get battlefield 3 to run without any of the above problems and loads of people swore blind that 1GB was fine for ultra settings, but I had to get a 580 3GB to stop the skipping and pop in entirely, 670 2GB'so were fine as well in part because nvidia improved compression Kepler
 
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