whats the difference between 2gb and 4gb for a graphics card

[choppalouie88]

i am upgrading to the gtx 960 to play the new metal gear solid. i never looked into Graphics cards, do i need to buy one with a 4gb memory to be able to handle that game or will 2 suffice?
specs below

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD FX-4300 32 °C
Vishera 32nm Technology
RAM:8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 803MHz (11-11-11-28)

Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-USB3 (Socket M2) 35 °C
Graphics: Acer S231HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
2048MB ATI AMD Radeon R7 200 Series (ATI AIB) 32 °C

Storage:931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-08M2NA0 ATA Device (SATA) 30 °C

Optical Drives:TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224DB ATA Device

Audio:VIA HD Audio

 

[coolcole01]

the difference is how much ram the card can pull from so in games that are optimized poorly the card with the more ram will have more to pull from. I have seen a 960 use 3700mb so having 4gb is not out of the question. But a 2gb card will be fine 90% of the time where it wont matter. but in games like dying light you would notice.

 

[KKAW]

i am upgrading to the gtx 960 to play the new metal gear solid. i never looked into Graphics cards, do i need to buy one with a 4gb memory to be able to handle that game or will 2 suffice?
specs below

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD FX-4300 32 °C
Vishera 32nm Technology
RAM:8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 803MHz (11-11-11-28)

Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-USB3 (Socket M2) 35 °C
Graphics: Acer S231HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
2048MB ATI AMD Radeon R7 200 Series (ATI AIB) 32 °C

Storage:931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-08M2NA0 ATA Device (SATA) 30 °C

Optical Drives:TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224DB ATA Device

Audio:VIA HD Audio

VRAM = Video RAM

Recommended VRAM:
1080P = 2 GB Minimum
1440P = 4 GB Minimum
4K = 6 GB Minimum

 

[choppalouie88]

the difference is how much ram the card can pull from so in games that are optimized poorly the card with the more ram will have more to pull from. I have seen a 960 use 3700mb so having 4gb is not out of the question. But a 2gb card will be fine 90% of the time where it wont matter. but in games like dying light you would notice.

so, so far as just gaming on metal gear solid 5 would i need 4gb to run it on avarage settings or would 2gb be ok. does it really make to much of a difference enough to justify spending the exrta 50 dollars?

 

[choppalouie88]

i am upgrading to the gtx 960 to play the new metal gear solid. i never looked into Graphics cards, do i need to buy one with a 4gb memory to be able to handle that game or will 2 suffice?
specs below

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD FX-4300 32 °C
Vishera 32nm Technology
RAM:8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 803MHz (11-11-11-28)

Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-USB3 (Socket M2) 35 °C
Graphics: Acer S231HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
2048MB ATI AMD Radeon R7 200 Series (ATI AIB) 32 °C

Storage:931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-08M2NA0 ATA Device (SATA) 30 °C

Optical Drives:TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224DB ATA Device

Audio:VIA HD Audio

VRAM = Video RAM

Recommended VRAM:
1080P = 2 GB Minimum
1440P = 4 GB Minimum
4K = 6 GB Minimum

im not planning on gaming at 4k lol. so 2gb should be enough?

 

[KKAW]

i am upgrading to the gtx 960 to play the new metal gear solid. i never looked into Graphics cards, do i need to buy one with a 4gb memory to be able to handle that game or will 2 suffice?
specs below

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD FX-4300 32 °C
Vishera 32nm Technology
RAM:8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 803MHz (11-11-11-28)

Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-USB3 (Socket M2) 35 °C
Graphics: Acer S231HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
2048MB ATI AMD Radeon R7 200 Series (ATI AIB) 32 °C

Storage:931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-08M2NA0 ATA Device (SATA) 30 °C

Optical Drives:TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224DB ATA Device

Audio:VIA HD Audio

VRAM = Video RAM

Recommended VRAM:
1080P = 2 GB Minimum
1440P = 4 GB Minimum
4K = 6 GB Minimum

im not planning on gaming at 4k lol. so 2gb should be enough?

For 1080P 2 GB is enough for every single game.
VRAM demanding games like GTA V may use a bit more than that however it would make next to no difference in gaming performance so the extra $50 would be a waste.

 

[choppalouie88]

i am upgrading to the gtx 960 to play the new metal gear solid. i never looked into Graphics cards, do i need to buy one with a 4gb memory to be able to handle that game or will 2 suffice?
specs below

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD FX-4300 32 °C
Vishera 32nm Technology
RAM:8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 803MHz (11-11-11-28)

Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-USB3 (Socket M2) 35 °C
Graphics: Acer S231HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
2048MB ATI AMD Radeon R7 200 Series (ATI AIB) 32 °C

Storage:931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-08M2NA0 ATA Device (SATA) 30 °C

Optical Drives:TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224DB ATA Device

Audio:VIA HD Audio

VRAM = Video RAM

Recommended VRAM:
1080P = 2 GB Minimum
1440P = 4 GB Minimum
4K = 6 GB Minimum

im not planning on gaming at 4k lol. so 2gb should be enough?

For 1080P 2 GB is enough for every single game.
VRAM demanding games like GTA V may use a bit more than that however it would make next to no difference in gaming performance so the extra $50 would be a waste.

thanks man