Elliot B. Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Since the performance of the GTX 970 has been shown to plummet when you use between 3.5 and 4 GB of its VRAM, I want to make sure I wouldn't hit this amount in my games before I choose to purchase the card. How much VRAM do various games use in Ultra at 1920x1080? I'm thinking games like Battlefield 4, Grand Theft Auto IV, Far Cry 4 etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctebah Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 You should be able to find software that measures Vram currently in use, I believe GPUz does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 You should be able to find software that measures Vram currently in use, I believe GPUz does it. Not if you don't have the VRAM to start with. e.g. If you have a card with 2 GB VRAM and max out a game that could use more than 2 GB VRAM, software such as GPUz would only show 2 GB as being used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Found this... Sounds like games are already using over 3.5 GB VRAM at 1440p, even at 1080p. I think I will get a card with 4 GB full-speed VRAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctebah Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Ah that makes sense. I didn't realize BF was such a hog when it came to Vram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 so BField4 actually performs better at 2160p than 1080p for GTX970? +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Red King Subscriber² Posted February 7, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted February 7, 2015 BF4 doesn't make sense to me. +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Unused RAM is wasted RAM so might as well us it completely if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xWhiplash Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I am curious, what happens if your graphics settings require more VRAM than you have available? Will it just be a performance hit? Does it swap like system memory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deni88 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Hi, I found one program that might will help you with Gpu usage. http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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