Now I really want to know about the VRAM requirements, since my 970 now only has 3.5GB and 0.5gb of cache
Now I really want to know about the VRAM requirements, since my 970 now only has 3.5GB and 0.5gb of cache
VRAM requirements weren't stated, but if the requirements were based on hands-on experience, then the minimum has to be something like 1.5GB, because that's the practical maximum on a supposedly 2GB 660. We just don't know how the game responds above that level to a greater or lesser availability of VRAM.
This seems to vary from card to card. My other card maxed out at approximately 3560MB vram usage but my other card can go up to around 3,7GB before stutter/frame rate drops start to appear. So I just use the latter as my master card in my SLI setup so I can go above 3,5GB before running into problems.Now I really want to know about the VRAM requirements, since my 970 now only has 3.5GB and 0.5gb of cache
The GTX970 really does have 4GB of memory and can access all of it. And we're looking at ways to tweak the driver to better understand where to put stuff to make it even faster. But I totally get that it might not be the right product for your specific situation. If you really want to return it and are getting denied, let me know and I'll do my best to help.
But still. GTX 770 is also a 2GB card. I would think that if TW3 was so VRAM hungry, they would've recommended a card with more VRAM. But oh well, what do I know.VRAM requirements weren't stated, but if the requirements were based on hands-on experience, then the minimum has to be something like 1.5GB, because that's the practical maximum on a supposedly 2GB 660. We just don't know how the game responds above that level to a greater or lesser availability of VRAM.
This seems to vary from card to card. My other card maxed out at approximately 3560MB vram usage but my other card can go up to around 3,7GB before stutter/frame rate drops start to appear. So I just use the latter as my master card in my SLI setup so I can go above 3,5GB before running into problems.
Any idea why this differs from card to card @Guy N'wah ? Some say it's because Hynix memory and some that it's because some cards didn't have the L2 Cache cut. At least so severely.
Also, what do you think about this statement?
https://forums.geforce.com/default/...tx-970-3-5gb-vram-issue/post/4438120/#4438120
Do you think there will be some performance results before the game is out?
Im a bit worried that the recommended specs are targeting 30fps :/
The motherboard has no impact on gaming performance whatsoever. You can choose the one you prefer depending on the features you (really) need. Raising the price you have more features, better overclockability, simply better aesthetics sometimes. You'll find many reviews on the net. The only things you need to pay attention to are the chipset (cpu, overclockability) and ports you need or you expect to need in the future.Guys since I'm planning on get a 4790k and a 970, how much i have to "care" for the motherboard?? I not planning in the future to make SLI, so i have a doubt if i need a beast motherboard for a high-end system. I was thinking on get the gigabyte motherboard GA-Z97X-Gaming 3, is it gonna be by any mean a bottleneck on the processor or the gpu? thanks
( sorry for the bad english)
Guys since I'm planning on get a 4790k and a 970, how much i have to "care" for the motherboard?? I not planning in the future to make SLI, so i have a doubt if i need a beast motherboard for a high-end system. I was thinking on get the gigabyte motherboard GA-Z97X-Gaming 3, is it gonna be by any mean a bottleneck on the processor or the gpu? thanks
( sorry for the bad english)
@Guy N'wah
With the information that we have at the moment, what would be your estimation on how my system compares to the test system CDPR used to run the gameplay demo (4690k, GTX 980, 8GB RAM iirc)? Especially in a situation where the game will use over 3GB of VRAM.
Yeah. I should have added that the presumption in the question was that there would be a working SLI profile for the game. Two 970s should easily dominate a single GTX 980 if there's even a decent scaling involved. My biggest concern though is what happens if the game goes beyond the optimal 3GB VRAM usage when the memory speeds start to drop. The max VRAM usage with my setup is roughly 3.7GB.Impossible to tell how SLI will work, how long will it take to be perfectly implemented, how Nvidia will correct drivers for 970 etc. Bench are your best friends, the only difference/advantage you have is the dual 970 vs. single 980 IMHO
Yeah I was referring to this anyways you know as well that it's too early to say anything: drivers will hopefully manage better than now the 970 issue, SLI profile is unknowns, drivers after release will give better performance, the game itself will surely be optimized better than its current state. I feel and share your anticipation for the game but sadly we have to wait. You with that rig shouldn't be the one to worry though In the meantime my little 560ti runs Civ V just wellAlso, the supposed engineer @ geforce forums did say that they are trying to update the GTX 970 drivers so that they would load as much driver related stuff into the last slow partition of the memory to allow games to flow better. That does give me a glimpse of hope that the situation might improve a bit.
lol. True. First world problems I guess..You with that rig shouldn't be the one to worry though In the meantime my little 560ti runs Civ V just well
Hi guys,
I'm not a huge gamer, but this is one game i'm planning on playing this year.
Just a problem though, my laptop seems to just miss the minimum requirements (specs below).
My concern is with the i7 CPU with only 2.3ghz whereas the min reqs are 3.3ghz.
Does this mean that I won't be able to run the game? I know i won't be able to run it well, but would it still be possible to play it at all?
Processor: Intel i7-3610QM 2.3ghz
RAM: 8G
GPU: GeForce GTX 660M
Cheers.
I have the exact same setup and no real expectation to run it with my current system ... Im getting a new one soon ( I5 4590 - msi 970 gtx gaming 4 g - 16 gig ram - ssd ).... Do you guys think I can max the game & do some recording at the same time @ 1080p .. ? should I invest in a better processor (i7)?
i5 4590 shouldn't hold you but I don't know yet if i7 over i5 will be profitable for this specific game and don't know if you'll max the game with good performance. Maybe games will eventually start to utilize hyperthreading (since I don't think you would invest in a better cpu only for a single game) but I think some time is still needed. Maybe a year or possibly more. The rig is very good but you'll have to wait for benchs nonetheless - it's still possible that some of the heavier effects will be taxing even for a 970.
There have been some "issues" with the 970s.Well I hope to reach very high setting with hairworks & 30-60+ FPS... for the sake of the recordings for my witcher 3 - movie version .... a 980gtx shouldnt make any big differnce either compared to 970gtx ?