RX 460 2gb VS RX 460 4gb??

[Ethan_48]

RX460 2gb is on sale for $89.99
RX460 4gb is on sale for $99.99
Which one? Or is there a better option? I will be running 3 monitors (32 inch hdtv, 20 inch widescreen dell monitor, and an hp monitor. Is it worth the extra $10 for 4gb of vram? I will be mainly using Eclipse/Android Studio to design and develop mobile android applications. (And also browsing web, youtube, etc.) Thanks!!

Here is what I'm thinking.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($117.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 460 4GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool KENDOMEN Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: Windows 10 Home ($29.20)
Total: $502.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-12 09:14 EST-0500

 

[wcrockett]

Yes, absolutely. For a difference of $10, you will add a great deal of performance and future use to your card. 2GB is enough for many applications today, but no for long, go for 4.

 

[SHIMUL_13]

The 4gb edition would be a better choice. You won't see much difference in most games. But in games like doom the difference is of about night and day.The 4gb version gives almost 2x FPS in doom vulkan over the 2gb edition. Again in some games more vram results in better performance. It also allows you to set some games at better texture quality. According to game debate-
"The RX 460 4GB has 2048 MB more video memory than the RX 460 2GB, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the RX 460 4GB also has superior memory performance overall"