1GB vs 2GB of VRAM

[Tyree Walker]

Is that extra GB of video memory worth the extra money, im building a budget build and i use a 720p monitor. 1360x768.

My specs are

FX 6300 6 core 4.1ghz
4GB DDR3 1600mhz ram( soon will get 8gb)
amd hd 4670

The graphics card upgrade im doing is between the r7 260x 1gb and the r7 260x 2gb. Should i spend the extra money. Will it make any differents.

LINKS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202081&cm_re=r7_260x-_-14-202-081-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161461&cm_re=r7_260x-_-14-161-461-_-Product

 

[amd4lif3]

to be its worth the extra 15 dollers

 

[Tyree Walker]

Well i might need thta 15 dollars to help with the 8gb of ram, and will 2 2gb ram perform better than 1 8gb. You know because theres 2 sticks in the 4gb setup

 

[amd4lif3]

if its either 8gb ram or 2gb vram , then go for the 8gb ram

 

[Tyree Walker]

ok, cause imma get about 180-190 dollars, so i thought i can get the 1gb vram and the 8gb ram, im only playing in 720p and i dont expect to play at high settings.

 

[amd4lif3]

1gb of vram is fine then i mean i run gmaes at 1080p and only use a 1gb gtx 560 oc

 

[Tyree Walker]

alright thank you, how good is your card, i notice its similar to the 260x what games do you play and what frames do you get

 

[mamasan2000]

Depends on game. Some games will automatically lower your graphics details if you have 1 gig or less.
The more bells and whistles you turn on, the more VRAM is used. Do you like Anti-aliasing? You are gonna need more VRAM. How much more and if 1 gig will suffice depends on the game.
2nd question is, if you turn on AA etc, will you have playable frame rates?

It is hard to answer so heres some benchmarks
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/06/23/asus_r7_260x_directcu_ii_oc_video_card_review/4

http://www.eteknix.com/sapphire-r7-260x-oc-1gb-graphics-card-review/12/


Single vs Dual channel, minimal difference

http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/1349-ram-how-dual-channel-works-vs-single-channel/Page-3

 

[amd4lif3]

personally i dont check frames but ive ran gta 4 maxed out like all the assasains creeds maxed apart from unity (game not made properly) , it can run racing games well at max , i run warframe maxxed overall really happy with my videocard but dont compare my card to yours since in the real world each and every card is different and gpu makers are trixsters , e.g the gtx 650ti is about the same as a gtx 560ti right??? NOPE the gtx 650ti is about half the performance of the grx 560 ti