is 2gb not enough?

[Gregster]

Of course...

All games 2560x1440, High quality AF forced in CCC and 4xTrSSAA turned on in every game.... It's loverly and produces IQ that pleases my eyes

If that result you posted is with just 4xMSAA and everything else maxed, then something is wrong with your system bud.

 

[almighty15]

And here is one with no MSAA

GTX690 @915/1502 stock

Spoiler

Mine with no AA.... Not bad for a £350 single GPU

Spoiler

 

[almighty15]

If that result you posted is with just 4xMSAA and everything else maxed, then something is wrong with your system bud.

Not really.... it's about right looking at reviews.... I do have TrSSAA enabled on it too

 

[Tonester0011]

Mine with no AA.... Not bad for a £350 single GPU

Dunno why price is coming into it
What you should be saying is 'not bad for a 2 year old 2gb card'

 

[Gregster]

Not really.... it's about right looking at reviews.... I do have TrSSAA enabled on it too

I thought you said that TrSSAA wasn't costly in fps. Not that it matters but to me, those frames are very low. 35fps average? I wouldn't consider that playable for me anyway.

 

[Ian Evey]

Didn't someone Quote a site somewhere that 2gb was not enough for BF4 on ultra settings 4x msaa ect.
As i 670 2gb owner i was very unhappy with the card using 1948 mb of its 2048mb memory on ultra settings and playing very well indeed.

Scaremongering or gullibility on the readers

 

[almighty15]

I thought you said that TrSSAA wasn't costly in fps. Not that it matters but to me, those frames are very low. 35fps average? I wouldn't consider that playable for me anyway.

Generally it doesn't but Hitmans engine is very heavy on the VRAM with AA on.

Just run the benchmark with plain 4xMSAA ( MLAA and TrSSAA turned on in CCC, didn't realize I had MLAA on also. )

Min - 46fps
Avg _ 55fps

 

[Gregster]

Generally it doesn't but Hitmans engine is very heavy on the VRAM with AA on.

Just run the benchmark with plain 4xMSAA ( MLAA and TrSSAA turned on in CCC, didn't realize I had MLAA on also. )

Min - 46fps
Avg _ 55fps

Yer, that looks better

 

[almighty15]

Yer, that looks better

IQ looks ****** though with TrSSAA turned off..... If I want to play with ****** IQ I would go and buy a console

Beats Kaaps overclocked 690 results with 4xMSAA with the drivers on default settings.

 

[Gregster]

Didn't someone Quote a site somewhere that 2gb was not enough for BF4 on ultra settings 4x msaa ect.
As i 670 2gb owner i was very unhappy with the card using 1948 mb of its 2048mb memory on ultra settings and playing very well indeed.

Scaremongering or gullibility on the readers

I have seen it for years Ian. I remember being told that my 2GB 680 wouldn't have enough VRAM for 1080P because a 7970 was using 2700mb of it. I played it fully maxed at 5760x1080 for months and months with no issues. I had Aero disabled, which freed up a chunk of VRAM but never once did I run out.

Games are more VRAM intensive in some situations though, like FarCry 3 with max MSAA would see me use more than 2GB at 5760x1080 and I am sure that others like Crysis 3/BF4 etc would do the same.

What I am not sure of is what games are coming out in 2014 that people think will start to breach 2GB at 1080P? From what I can see, GTA V will probably (if GTA IV is anything to go by) and possibly The Witcher 3? I am purely guessing though.

 

[Kaapstad]

I have got a bit carried away.

4 stock 290Xs @1000/1250

MSAA X8
1600p

Spoiler

I get almost the same score running X4 or X8 MSAA as I think I am CPU bottlenecked.

 

[Gregster]

IQ looks ****** though with TrSSAA turned off..... If I want to play with ****** IQ I would go and buy a console

Beats Kaaps overclocked 690 results with 4xMSAA with the drivers on default settings.

Well I thought it was about not having enough VRAM and not about who is faster. You also have to compare in game settings, as adding modifications isn't what 99% of people do.

@ Kaap, I am 10fps difference between 8XMSAA and 0XMSAA at 1440P. CPU bottlenecked for sure. I need Mantle

 

[almighty15]

I get almost the same score running X4 or X8 MSAA as I think I am CPU bottlenecked.

LMAO...

 

[almighty15]

Well I thought it was about not having enough VRAM and not about who is faster. You also have to compare in game settings, as adding modifications isn't what 99% of people do.

I would say the fact his minimums are so **** poor low with MSAA enabled ( And overclocking does nothing for them ) is a nod to the VRAM limit on the 690.

 

[Gregster]

I would say the fact his minimums are so **** poor low with MSAA enabled ( And overclocking does nothing for them ) is a nod to the VRAM limit on the 690.

No, I don't think so. I think it is just the demands of the game.

 

[almighty15]

No, I don't think so. I think it is just the demands of the game.

Then why does every GPU in this thread with more then 2Gb of VRAM produce much higher minimums with MSAA enabled?

 

[Gregster]

Then why does every GPU in this thread with more then 2Gb of VRAM produce much higher minimums with MSAA enabled?

His minimums are higher than your minimums, so did you run out of VRAM? Of course not.

 

[almighty15]

His minimums are higher than your minimums, so did you run out of VRAM? Of course not.

His min frame rate with 4xMSAA on a overclocked 690 was 30fps ( 28fps with no OC )

With the same settings I got a min of 46fps

So how are his higher?

 

[Rusty0611]

Then why does every GPU in this thread with more then 2Gb of VRAM produce much higher minimums with MSAA enabled?

lmao

I ran the bench three times and got wildly varying minimums. I wouldn't read anything into it.

 

[Slam]

4 pages read and I still can't see the answer to the question!