896 megs, 1 Gigabyte, 2 gigabyte? Something some might find interesting.

ChrisRay · 08-05-09, 08:00 AM

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com...king_(GTX_275)

I'll be the first to admit that some of these results even surprised me. Most notably the differences between the GTX 275 896 and 1798 card. For the most part at the super high resolutions theres very little differences, Sometimes the 275 pulls ahead with memory. But some of the time the higher density memory loses out due to latency.

I'm actually trying to find out if there might be a reasoning for this. Though I speculate 896 megs of memory just isn't terribly limiting right now. And my own testing seems to show this. ((exception being Crysis @ 2560x1600 @ 8xMS)).

Not trying to discourage or persuade anyone from making a choice here. But I this is the first time I have seen tests like this. I am sure with SLI the extra memory will be put it above the 295 setup. But how much is the question.

**bacon12** · 08-05-09, 11:04 AM

Chris that link is broken or wrong.

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ChrisRay · 08-05-09, 12:11 PM

Seems to be working fine for me ?

**bacon12** · 08-05-09, 12:48 PM

Now it is before it was just an empty page?

**bob saget** · 08-05-09, 02:19 PM

I went for the 1798 card simply to give myself as much time before having to upgrade as possible. Right now I game on 1680x1050 but very soon i am going to grab a 24inch.

08-06-09, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob saget

I went for the 1798 card simply to give myself as much time before having to upgrade as possible. Right now I game on 1680x1050 but very soon i am going to grab a 24inch.

Isn't that a dual GPU card? Don't they have similair issues to SLI when it first came out and even currently?

I am a big fan of single GPU.

**bob saget** · 08-06-09, 02:08 AM

I dont think so. Generally i think its same as normal 275 but more memory.

08-06-09, 02:26 AM

Ya, I'll have to do some research on that. It always confused me a bit.

**bob saget** · 08-06-09, 02:50 AM

http://www.guru3d.com/article/evga-g...1792mb-review/

08-06-09, 06:31 AM

I went with the 896 card beause I'm a cheap ass and also it should be plenty.

Thunderbolt56 · 08-06-09, 06:54 AM

The 1GB card should be the sweet spot right now as I'm flying a new sim called Rise of Flight (WWI combat sim) and you can't run it in highest detail unless you have at least 1GB of frame buffer on your GPU. I run it at 1920x1200 and with my previous card (8800GTS 512) it ran pretty well, but at these resolutions, and with the eye-candy options available now, you may wany as much VRAM as you can get over the next 12 months.

Just saying.

gstanford · 08-06-09, 08:16 AM

It doesn't really suprise me that 2gb of memory on current cards isn't really showing a benefit this generation, that is why I'm currently holding onto my GTX280's and waiting for next gen rather than getting a couple of GTX285 2gb cards.

In my case it wouldn't just be for plain old highres support, I'd like to be able to use some of the combined AA modes at highres and still keep good performance.

Also if you have benchmarked crysis at 1920x1200 or 2560x1600 you can see by the numbers that (using AA + best rendering mode) at times the game wants to use upwards of 1.7gb of video memory at times. Little wonder performance has yet to be maxxed out for this game this generation

I also wonder how much the drivers have to do with the situation (especially for things like AA etc), it could well be the driver just isn't well optimized for exploiting the extra memory very well since it is non standard.

08-05-09, 08:00 AM	#1
ChrisRay Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tulsa Posts: 5,101	896 megs, 1 Gigabyte, 2 gigabyte? Something some might find interesting. http://www.widescreengamingforum.com...king_(GTX_275) I'll be the first to admit that some of these results even surprised me. Most notably the differences between the GTX 275 896 and 1798 card. For the most part at the super high resolutions theres very little differences, Sometimes the 275 pulls ahead with memory. But some of the time the higher density memory loses out due to latency. I'm actually trying to find out if there might be a reasoning for this. Though I speculate 896 megs of memory just isn't terribly limiting right now. And my own testing seems to show this. ((exception being Crysis @ 2560x1600 @ 8xMS)). Not trying to discourage or persuade anyone from making a choice here. But I this is the first time I have seen tests like this. I am sure with SLI the extra memory will be put it above the 295 setup. But how much is the question. __________________ \|CPU: Intel I7 Lynnfield @ 3.0 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer \|Memory:8 Gigs DDR3 1333\|Video:Geforce GTX 295 Quad SLI\|Monitor:Samsung Syncmaster 1680x1080 3D Vision\/Olevia 27 Inch Widescreen HDTV 1920x1080 \|CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition @ 2.5 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus M3n HT Deluxe Nforce 780A\|Memory: 4 gigs DDR2 800\| Video: Geforce GTX 280x2 SLI Nzone SLI Forum Administrator NVIDIA User Group Members receive free software and/or hardware from NVIDIA from time to time to facilitate the evaluation of NVIDIA products. However, the opinions expressed are solely those of the members

08-05-09, 11:04 AM	#2
bacon12 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,536	Re: 896 megs, 1 Gigabyte, 2 gigabyte? Something some might find interesting. Chris that link is broken or wrong. There is currently no text in this page, you can search for this page title in other pages or edit this page.

08-05-09, 12:11 PM	#3
ChrisRay Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tulsa Posts: 5,101	Re: 896 megs, 1 Gigabyte, 2 gigabyte? Something some might find interesting. Seems to be working fine for me ? __________________ \|CPU: Intel I7 Lynnfield @ 3.0 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer \|Memory:8 Gigs DDR3 1333\|Video:Geforce GTX 295 Quad SLI\|Monitor:Samsung Syncmaster 1680x1080 3D Vision\/Olevia 27 Inch Widescreen HDTV 1920x1080 \|CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition @ 2.5 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus M3n HT Deluxe Nforce 780A\|Memory: 4 gigs DDR2 800\| Video: Geforce GTX 280x2 SLI Nzone SLI Forum Administrator NVIDIA User Group Members receive free software and/or hardware from NVIDIA from time to time to facilitate the evaluation of NVIDIA products. However, the opinions expressed are solely those of the members

08-05-09, 12:48 PM	#4
bacon12 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,536	Re: 896 megs, 1 Gigabyte, 2 gigabyte? Something some might find interesting. Now it is before it was just an empty page?

08-05-09, 02:19 PM	#5
bob saget Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver, originally Russia Posts: 23,133	Re: 896 megs, 1 Gigabyte, 2 gigabyte? Something some might find interesting. I went for the 1798 card simply to give myself as much time before having to upgrade as possible. Right now I game on 1680x1050 but very soon i am going to grab a 24inch.

08-06-09, 02:08 AM	#7
bob saget Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver, originally Russia Posts: 23,133	Re: 896 megs, 1 Gigabyte, 2 gigabyte? Something some might find interesting. I dont think so. Generally i think its same as normal 275 but more memory.

08-06-09, 02:26 AM	#8
Bearclaw Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 896 megs, 1 Gigabyte, 2 gigabyte? Something some might find interesting. Ya, I'll have to do some research on that. It always confused me a bit.

08-06-09, 02:50 AM	#9
bob saget Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver, originally Russia Posts: 23,133	Re: 896 megs, 1 Gigabyte, 2 gigabyte? Something some might find interesting. http://www.guru3d.com/article/evga-g...1792mb-review/

08-06-09, 06:31 AM	#10
betterdan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 896 megs, 1 Gigabyte, 2 gigabyte? Something some might find interesting. I went with the 896 card beause I'm a cheap ass and also it should be plenty.

08-06-09, 06:54 AM	#11
Thunderbolt56 Gladiusdoctori Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Daytona Beach Posts: 198	Re: 896 megs, 1 Gigabyte, 2 gigabyte? Something some might find interesting. The 1GB card should be the sweet spot right now as I'm flying a new sim called Rise of Flight (WWI combat sim) and you can't run it in highest detail unless you have at least 1GB of frame buffer on your GPU. I run it at 1920x1200 and with my previous card (8800GTS 512) it ran pretty well, but at these resolutions, and with the eye-candy options available now, you may wany as much VRAM as you can get over the next 12 months. Just saying. __________________ Core i7 920 @ 3.8ghz w/ Thermalright TRUE copper and dual 120mm fans \| P6T Deluxe V2 \| 6GB Corsair Dominator 1600mhz @ 1523mhz \| WD VRaptor 300GB \| Seagate 500GB 32mb cache \| X-Fi-Titanium Fatal1ty Champion \| XFX GTX285 Black Edition 1GB \| CoolerMaster Stacker 830 silver \| Dell 2707WFP 27" \| Windows Vista HP x64 sp2

08-06-09, 08:16 AM	#12
gstanford Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 799	Re: 896 megs, 1 Gigabyte, 2 gigabyte? Something some might find interesting. It doesn't really suprise me that 2gb of memory on current cards isn't really showing a benefit this generation, that is why I'm currently holding onto my GTX280's and waiting for next gen rather than getting a couple of GTX285 2gb cards. In my case it wouldn't just be for plain old highres support, I'd like to be able to use some of the combined AA modes at highres and still keep good performance. Also if you have benchmarked crysis at 1920x1200 or 2560x1600 you can see by the numbers that (using AA + best rendering mode) at times the game wants to use upwards of 1.7gb of video memory at times. Little wonder performance has yet to be maxxed out for this game this generation I also wonder how much the drivers have to do with the situation (especially for things like AA etc), it could well be the driver just isn't well optimized for exploiting the extra memory very well since it is non standard. __________________ Primary rig: CPU: Intel i7 2600K Cooler: Cooler MAster Hyper 212+ Motherboard Asrock z68 Extreme 4 Memory: 8gb Corsair DDR-3 1333 Video: 2x Galaxy GTX 670 reference 2gb PhysX: Gainward GTX 460 SE 1gb Video Capture: Compro E-700 DVB-T PCI-e PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W Monitor: Samsung 305T 30" Case: Coolermaster stacker 830 Hard drives: 5x 500gb seagate SATA (non raid) Burner: Samsung SH-S18L OS: Vista Ultimate 64 bit and Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit MS Sidewinder Joystick Logitech G25 wheel Logitech 5.1 speaker system