cliffordcooley
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@Steve you want another laugh!
Ohh noo not 3GB in a 1050, you would never be able to run 1080p on max settings.
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Ohh noo not 3GB in a 1050, you would never be able to run 1080p on max settings.
You wouldn't buy a 1050 to play max settings, at least not on current AAA games.
cliffordcooley
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That's the joke I was asking Steve about. Apparently some feel that the 1060 is not meant to be played on lessor settings as well.
I agree. I believe the 1060 3GB is meant for High settings at 1080p for upcoming AAA titles. I've heard before that game developers develop games to be played on high settings, the ultra settings are just "extras" for those with big budget hardware.
Phr3d
Posts: 404 +87
I believe the reference here might be:
Through the years, many of us have never owned a flagship card/monitor (or Phone, for that matter).
We've accepted the Game's recommendation for what super abilities need to be toned down, based upon our so Not flagship cards and played very well thank you. Each of us have Known that When we see the game played on a friend's computer, with a better and/or Newer card, we would get to see what we were Missing (at a high frame-rate), and we would kick ourselves for not getting "the good one".
Whether age, pocketbook, or just plain exhaustion from the upgrade-cycle, I've not yet had that "damn, I shoulda'" moment yet.
Meaningless post for many readers, but Might explain the discrepancy for what is Acceptable. The numerics and abilities can be impressive, but at the end of the day, did it Impact my enjoyment of the game.
Through the years, many of us have never owned a flagship card/monitor (or Phone, for that matter).
We've accepted the Game's recommendation for what super abilities need to be toned down, based upon our so Not flagship cards and played very well thank you. Each of us have Known that When we see the game played on a friend's computer, with a better and/or Newer card, we would get to see what we were Missing (at a high frame-rate), and we would kick ourselves for not getting "the good one".
Whether age, pocketbook, or just plain exhaustion from the upgrade-cycle, I've not yet had that "damn, I shoulda'" moment yet.
Meaningless post for many readers, but Might explain the discrepancy for what is Acceptable. The numerics and abilities can be impressive, but at the end of the day, did it Impact my enjoyment of the game.
OcelotRex
Posts: 558 +302
So the AMD "does excellent" in 2 games (doom and hitman), a tech demo (ashes), and is behind in the other major dx 12 title (rotr) but is bested in all other dx11 titles?
I'm hoping for more games to support low level api's but right now there's no real reason to believe that doom's performance is going to be the norm going forward. Vulkan and dx12 are in their infancy and won't likely be the dominant choice for games prior to 2018 when new cards would likely be released. Until then the 1060 6gb is the strongest performer and the 480 4gb is the value leader.
Evernessince
Posts: 5,469 +6,158
https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/4tztue/gtx_1060_vs_rx_480_a_statsbased_analysis_with/
You also have multiple review channels like HardwareUnboxed that calculated the GTX 1060 at 7-8% faster. So yes, there is a very good chance that it will be slower than the RX 480.
soulsassassin
Posts: 147 +94
to be honest almost every tech channel on youtube has recomannded the 4gb version of the gtx 960 ,
Why do people insist that VRAM capacity isn't dictated by GPU power. Basically if you are aiming for a minimum of 60fps in modern games, then the 3GB model will be fine. You aren't going to be playing with settings that chew through VRAM if you are targeting high frame rates on this card.
Tell me cliffordcooley, why? Help me keep my sanity
soulsassassin
Posts: 147 +94
nice but the Nigerian scammer jokes are too old perhaps try not to embarrass yourself next time , I live in a third world country and we get every latest tech in the first week of the launch , and to be honest only small children who cant afford to buy a gaming rig by themselves play on outdated hardware
To be honest that means nothing. Here is one YouTuber that disagrees with that...
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davislane1
lripplinger
Posts: 454 +252
Why don't they just label this card the GTX 1050 or GTX 1060 Crap Edition or "CE" for short?????
soulsassassin
Posts: 147 +94
Practice what ??? English ?? it's my third language you probably suck at your own let alone another one
soulsassassin
Posts: 147 +94
it happens that I own an MSI GTX 960 4GB version while monitoring the vram I found out that GTA 5 . witcher 3 exceed the 2 GB barrier and sitting at 2500-2900 mem usage , paying an extra 10 dollars is not that bad if you're going to get double the frame buffer size regardless if your gpu can use all of it or not
you shove your own opinion into people throats by saying no one should buy the 4gb version
I think you will find that isn't what I am doing at all. I provided a detailed analysis on the subject, which is a lot more than you can say
It is worth nothing that you don't actually know how much memory is being used on your 4GB model, the games are simply allocating up to 3GB of VRAM because they can. Claiming that the 4GB is a must based on your evidence is absurd, do some 2GB vs 4GB testing and then get back to us.
He was in no way referring to your English skills, the irony
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davislane1
He was in no way referring to your English skills, the irony
Give the kid a break. It is his third language, after all.
soulsassassin
Posts: 147 +94
I think you will find that isn't what I am doing at all. I provided a detailed analysis on the subject, which is a lot more than you can say
It is worth nothing that you don't actually know how much memory is being used on your 4GB model, the games are simply allocating up to 3GB of VRAM because they can. Claiming that the 4GB is a must based on your evidence is absurd, do some 2GB vs 4GB testing and then get back to us.
He was in no way referring to your English skills, the irony
no thank you very much I took your advice on the detailed analysis 8gb ram vs 16gb I wont do it again trust me , I know you simply want people not to fall into marketing scams but sometimes you should consider forming your opinion on the near future and how much will the extra stuff get you
cliffordcooley
Posts: 13,141 +6,441
Sounds like to me you are the exception that should have known how much memory you needed. Well at least now you do, and that's a great place to be. Either way that doesn't make Steve's review wrong or misguiding to the masses.
Skidmarksdeluxe
Posts: 8,645 +3,290
I live in one too. 1st world economy populations generally still tend to think we live in caves but that's understandable, they've never been to a 3rd world country and believe in the propaganda they see on TV. To be honest though, in places where it is poverty stricken, things are pretty dire.
I guess our definition of "3rd World" are different. I've been all over Haiti in three visits and have been to Honduras as well. "3rd World" in my mind means a large portion of the population have dirt for floors.
Skidmarksdeluxe
Posts: 8,645 +3,290
I live in Africa and I've seen almost all of it's countries and states. Mud huts with thatch roofs was the norm years ago. A rural man's wealth (women didn't count and still don't today) was based on the amount of cattle he owned, and in some African states it's still that way today.
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