no it would be an idiotic short sided purchase. there are already games right now that the 960 will be able to run that will use and in some cases need more than 2gb.
no it would be an idiotic short sided purchase. there are already games right now that the 960 will be able to run that will use and in some cases need more than 2gb.For many, a 2GB 960 would be a huge upgrade and, if priced right, a great value.
no it would be an idiotic short sided purchase. there are already games right now that the 960 will be able to run that will use and in some cases need more than 2gb.
Even for a 8800GTX user? Or HD 4870?
Don't be too hard with the card, they will release it for a very low price in my opinion. It is not everyone that has the money to drop 360$ or more per year on a card. Some people don't mind playing at 1080p with low settings, as long as they get good FPSs.
For many, a 2GB 960 would be a huge upgrade and, if priced right, a great value.
2GB cards have no place* in 2015, whether AMD Tonga or Nvidia 770/960.
It's fine for low level cards like GTX 940, or Radeon 350, maybe.
you have lost your mind thinking 2gb is sufficient in 2015 and going forward on card like the 960. Wolfenstein, Daylight, and Watch Dogs are games right off the top of my head that would have to run at reduced settings solely because of vram. plus DSR would kill it some less demanding games so it would make that new feature nearly useless on on brand new card.I could tank my 2gb 770 with 150% scale resolution at a lowly 1366x768 in BF4 and pull under 1900mb usage.I bet sli would have me dropping below 60fps still if i was as bold as to put another 770 in. Link a single game that can demand 2gb of ram but will run good on a 770 without tanking.
A 2gb 960 non ti would work,but perhaps as a budget option later on for single card usage. There is 2gb and 4gb 770s but like the 770 i bet the only ones wanting 4gb 960 cards will be going sli. Quite a few newer games even tanking 3gb cards with usage under 3gb and that is on cards the 960 just won't be matching performance wise.
you have lost your mind thinking 2gb is sufficient in 2015 and going forward on card like the 960. Wolfenstein, Daylight, and Watch Dogs are games right off the top of my head that what have to run at reduced settings solely because of vram. plus DSR would kill it some less demanding games so it would make that new feature nearly useless on on brand new card.
anyone that buys a 960 2gb will be screwed from day one. its like buying a dual core cpu at this point. hey why not go Pentium dual core and 2gb 960 and see which one bottlenecks you the most in 2015 and beyond. heck go ahead and get just 4gb of system ram too to have the trifecta of limitations for future games.
anyone that buys a 960 2gb will be screwed from day one. its like buying a dual core cpu at this point. hey why not go Pentium dual core and 2gb 960 and see which one bottlenecks you the most in 2015 and beyond. heck go ahead and get just 4gb of system ram too to have the trifecta of limitations for future games.
yeah I think 192 bit with 3gb of vram sounds logical too but I dont recall any rumors even about that. if they do go 256 bit then it would likely get half the ROPS of the 980/970 and probably 6000 mhz ram. I think they would make it 4gb only if they did that with maybe a cut down 192 bit 3gb version.I think we should all probably wait and see how it performs and at what cost. That is, assuming it does have 2GB.
I'd say 3GB at 192-bit seems like a logical approach. With Maxwell's nice compression algorithms it would probably get along nicely with reduced bus size just as 970/980 keep up with and surpass 384 and 512bit GPUs.
yeah I think 192 bit with 3gb of vram sounds logical too but I dont recall any rumors even about that. if they do go 256 bit then it would likely get half the ROPS of the 980/970 and probably 6000 mhz ram. I think they would make it 4gb only if they did that with maybe a cut down 192 bit 3gb version.
you have lost your mind thinking 2gb is sufficient in 2015 and going forward on card like the 960.
as usual if examples are given they are discounted. you have to face reality that some ports will not be good and will take brute force or more resources than it should. even when I bring up Crysis 3 when talking about needing more than 4 cores to stay above 60 fps there will always be someone saying it was not optimized. I buy my hardware to play real games that aren't always optimized or ported well. thats just how it is.I think the 4gb should be standard of course on the 960 non ti but for those on a strict budget,a 2gb 960 really wouldn't hurt either as a option to save money.Something like a 768mb 460.
I just see some games tank so hard on on cards like the 770 on current new games,4gb wouldn't save a 960 non ti in single card usage and that is assuming the 960 non ti could be as fast as a 770.
Find me a recent game seriously that can run 50+fps minimums on a single 680/770 at 1080p,hit pass 2gb vram on a 4gb model and a reviewer recommending it as a excellent go to card.Not a junk pile console port either but a quality port.I say good luck on that search.
as usual if examples are given they are discounted. you have to face reality that some ports will not be good and will take brute force or more resources than it should. even when I bring up Crysis 3 when talking about needing more than 4 cores to stay above 60 fps there will always be someone saying it was not optimized. I buy my hardware to play real games that aren't always optimized or ported well. thats just how it is.
if they do come out with a 960 2gb and someone is clueless enough to buy it in 2105 then its their problem I guess.
as usual if examples are given they are discounted. you have to face reality that some ports will not be good and will take brute force or more resources than it should.
I know about crap ports,i own Titanfall.A game that stutters and offers a erratic performance experience with moderate graphic settings at a lowly 768p resolution. Performance is rock solid if i keep them at high but very high stutters and ultra well its a mess cause of the vram. Does not look to great to justify its requirements.
A great port like BF4 looks fantastic maxed out at 768p,runs incredibly great with 60+fps minimums online till i touch the scale resolution and put it above 125%. Vram really doesn't hit 1700mb often.
960 is a good card from what we can expect but its not a card that will last you for years if you are aiming on playing a game on maximum settings unless that game you want is not that graphics heavy.
it it not intended for high end gaming so to those people who are aiming for this card to rape games today and tomorrow, that will be of question.
Yes, that is why we are all waiting for the release and to see how well this GM206 performs. Maxwell's real value for me would be its efficiency. That lowered power consumption is a great deal specially I live in a country which is on the top 5 of the world's most expensive electric bill.But the R9 290 rapes games at the $270 price point and will probably be dropped back to the $250 range due to pressure from the 970, so I don't see why it's unrealistic to think Nvidia's answer at this price point should also.
Yes, that is why we are all waiting for the release and to see how well this GM206 performs. Maxwell's real value for me would be its efficiency. That lowered power consumption is a great deal specially I live in a country which is on the top 5 of the world's most expensive electric bill.
the only thing I am learning atm is how good nvidia PR team is vs amd's pr.
the only thing I am learning atm is how good nvidia PR team is vs amd's pr.