[SOLVED] Is more VRAM size necessarily a good thing?

[adnan_16a2]

I'm looking at an AMD RX570 for a very good price, but I don't know how it'll perform with 4GB VRAM. Will a card with more VRAM be a better choice? I'm not going to game AAA titles, just going to use Photoshop, Corel, and other graphics editing software. CPU is R5 2600 and 16GB RAM.

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

Having extra VRAM will only help if you want to game on high screen resolution, like 2K, 4K, depending on the game though. But since you are not interested in playing games, then having a 4GB GPU, shouldn't pose any serious problem, imo.

 

[adnan_16a2]

Thanks for the reply. The recommended PSU wattage for this card is 450W, and I calculated my system's PSU wattage from the wattage calculator websites, and found it to be 370W. So 450W PSU should be fine, right?

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

So 450W PSU should be fine, right?

What's the make/brand and model number of this power unit ? Wattage number alone means nothing, since the QUALITY of the PSU matters the most. If that's high-quality PSU, then yes, you should be fine.

 

[adnan_16a2]

What's the make/brand and model number of this power unit ? Wattage number alone means nothing, since the QUALITY of the PSU matters the most. If that's high-quality PSU, then yes, you should be fine.

Sorry forgot to mention PSU model. It is Corsair CX450 80+ bronze

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

Okay. Then you should be fine. That's a decent power supply unit, not the very best from Corsair, but it will work on your current system.

 

[adnan_16a2]

Okay. Then you should be fine. That's a decent power supply unit, not the very best from Corsair, but it will work on your current system.

That's the one with the best cost to performance ratio. Rest are way overpriced here (customs duty). Anyways, thanks for the suggestion.