Gtx 960 4gb?

[levik406]

Is the extra 2gbs worth it for 1080p gaming? Anyone own a 4gb 960 varient yet and what benchmarks are you seeing on AAA titles?

 

[CTurbo]

No it's not. The 2GB 960 is a terrible value and the 4GB 960 is even worse.

 

[levik406]

No it's not. The 2GB 960 is a terrible value and the 4GB 960 is even worse.

why??? its a very good card for 1080p gaming!!!

 

[CTurbo]

But it is SO overpriced. It's equal to the R9 280 but the 280 can be had for $160ish all the time. The 280x is better than both of them and can often be had for $190ish.

 

[Zuhayr378]

No, short answer and obvious answer is no. 4GB is useless on the 960 because it does not have the raw GPU power to be of any use. At 1440p and 4K the performance of the 4GB 960 over 2GB is literally a max of 5 fps and the 128-bit bus is too tiny to even fully utilize all 4 gigs. You are better off getting the 970 if you can (even if it's 3.5GB before the 4GB problems, it's like 70% faster than a 960).

Nobody should buy a 960 4GB. For any reason. Not hating or anything, but it is utterly useless. It could be useful on 1080p high textures (like skyrim with mods)or something like that, but if you bother buying a more high-res monitor I doubt you would be buying a mid-range GPU for it.

Source: I own a 960 myself as a daily GPU and at 2GB and I am yet to see any real problems with it at 1080p ( I play games on 4x MSAA and 2nd to the highest textures ALL THE TIME no prob). I've seen the benchmarks with the 4GB variant and it's performance just makes it useless for the high-ram. Will probably just be useful for future-proofness but that's the f word in tech and once a game goes past 2GB, using a higher range card is more of a need than a recommendation.

I doubt anybody owns a 4GB 960 anyways. Sorry for the hate. I just like my 960 on its own at 2GB.
Regular 960 is fine (if we ignore AMD prices *cough cough* US prices). Hopefully this prevented you and some others.

 

[Zuhayr378]

But it is SO overpriced. It's equal to the R9 280 but the 280 can be had for $160ish all the time. The 280x is better than both of them and can often be had for $190ish.

Not everywhere my friend. The 960 is perfectly priced where it is in my opinion. Sure AMD is on competition, but in many other areas, the 280x is a lot more (I mean A LOT more) than $190. You must be really darn lucky to get such a price.

 

[levik406]

But it is SO overpriced. It's equal to the R9 280 but the 280 can be had for $160ish all the time. The 280x is better than both of them and can often be had for $190ish.

dude where are you getting your prices please tell me because even a cheap xfx r9 280 is 189.00 on amazon and 209.99 on newegg wit the x variant going for 239.99 all day long for the cheaper ones??? i cant find a gtx960 for more then 219.99 with 4gb frame buffer compared to only 3 gbs for amd and ever site including this one has them so close on here the 280 beats it by only a few frames and like linus teck tips the 960 beats the 280?

 

[Zuhayr378]

But it is SO overpriced. It's equal to the R9 280 but the 280 can be had for $160ish all the time. The 280x is better than both of them and can often be had for $190ish.

dude where are you getting your prices please tell me because even a cheap xfx r9 280 is 189.00 on amazon and 209.99 on newegg wit the x variant going for 239.99 all day long for the cheaper ones??? i cant find a gtx960 for more then 219.99 with 4gb frame buffer compared to only 3 gbs for amd and ever site including this one has them so close on here the 280 beats it by only a few frames and like linus teck tips the 960 beats the 280?

The 960 is the perfect match for 1080p. Past that resolution the R9 280 crushes it by around 5-10 fps (3GB, bigger memory bus). The 280x however has a much better value compared to the 960.
And at least you get those prices. I am yet to find a 960 for less than $260 before taxes (leading to almost 300) in Canada. Funny story: I grabbed a 960 just before the prices glitched on DirectCanada (It retailed at $245 for G1 Gaming where normal price is about $260)

 

[CTurbo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $189.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 22:42 EDT-0400




PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($164.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $164.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 22:43 EDT-0400

 

[levik406]

But it is SO overpriced. It's equal to the R9 280 but the 280 can be had for $160ish all the time. The 280x is better than both of them and can often be had for $190ish.

dude where are you getting your prices please tell me because even a cheap xfx r9 280 is 189.00 on amazon and 209.99 on newegg wit the x variant going for 239.99 all day long for the cheaper ones??? i cant find a gtx960 for more then 219.99 with 4gb frame buffer compared to only 3 gbs for amd and ever site including this one has them so close on here the 280 beats it by only a few frames and like linus teck tips the 960 beats the 280?

The 960 is the perfect match for 1080p. Past that resolution the R9 280 crushes it by around 5-10 fps (3GB, bigger memory bus). The 280x however has a much better value compared to the 960.
And at least you get those prices. I am yet to find a 960 for less than $260 before taxes (leading to almost 300) in Canada. Funny story: I grabbed a 960 just before the prices glitched on DirectCanada (It retailed at $245 for G1 Gaming where normal price is about $260)

you can get an asus strix 4gb 960 in the states for 239.00 shipped thats crazy here the 280x is often more expensive then a 960

 

[levik406]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $189.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 22:42 EDT-0400




PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($164.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $164.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 22:43 EDT-0400

I cant find those prices on newegg when i click on the link the price goes up for me im in the states???

 

[CTurbo]

The cheapest 960 is $189 now. Equal to the much faster 280x and $25 more than the equal 280. Usually, the price difference between the 280 and 960 is more like $40.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($189.00 @ NCIX US)
Total: $189.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 22:46 EDT-0400



And the cheapest 4GB 960 is $239 putting it into R9 290 territory.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $239.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 22:47 EDT-0400

 

[CTurbo]

I cant find those prices on newegg when i click on the link the price goes up for me im in the states???

It's $219 with $10 instant promo and a $20 rebate = $189

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202137&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

[Zuhayr378]

I find it so funny that $239 is R9 290 territory for you guys. I mean the cheapest in Canda is $395 all together with taxes and stuff. But hey, I'll leave the rest of it to you guys to enjoy. I'll spend my days with the 960 no matter what the hate.

Also, I too am redirected to a more expensive 280x.

 

[label destrel]

No, short answer and obvious answer is no. 4GB is useless on the 960 because it does not have the raw GPU power to be of any use. At 1440p and 4K the performance of the 4GB 960 over 2GB is literally a max of 5 fps and the 128-bit bus is too tiny to even fully utilize all 4 gigs. You are better off getting the 970 if you can (even if it's 3.5GB before the 4GB problems, it's like 70% faster than a 960).

Nobody should buy a 960 4GB. For any reason. Not hating or anything, but it is utterly useless. It could be useful on 1080p high textures (like skyrim with mods)or something like that, but if you bother buying a more high-res monitor I doubt you would be buying a mid-range GPU for it.

Source: I own a 960 myself as a daily GPU and at 2GB and I am yet to see any real problems with it at 1080p ( I play games on 4x MSAA and 2nd to the highest textures ALL THE TIME no prob). I've seen the benchmarks with the 4GB variant and it's performance just makes it useless for the high-ram. Will probably just be useful for future-proofness but that's the f word in tech and once a game goes past 2GB, using a higher range card is more of a need than a recommendation.

I doubt anybody owns a 4GB 960 anyways. Sorry for the hate. I just like my 960 on its own at 2GB.
Regular 960 is fine (if we ignore AMD prices *cough cough* US prices). Hopefully this prevented you and some others.

Because you bought the 2 gigs vertion the 4 gigs it's bad? , IF YOU PLAY IN 2K it's obvious that it's not the best choice... But if you playd in a normal 1080p monitor it's quiet obvious that the 4 gigs it a lot better, I can get 10 fps more than if I get the normal vertion, sorry for my bad English beloved patriot,