» Thu May 31, 2012 10:37 am Screen resolution matters. If you run higher resolution (2500x1600), or multiple monitors, then you run the risk of going over 2GB a bit faster.
I see 1.5-1.6 GB used. But that does not necessarily mean my vram is almost at the limit. I suspect that when Skyrim will approach 2GB, then the game will start to clear up memory more aggressively. E.g. when you leave a cell, it stays in memory. So when you go back, loading times are minimal. If your free vram gets low Skyrim might start clearing old cells from memory slightly more aggressive. I don't know for sure, ofc. But I think I can enable a lot more mods, and texture packs, before the 2GB will become a limit. I bought the 2GB gtx680, because it was the only one for sale. But if given the choice, I'd probably still buy the 2GB version. I expect the 4GB cards to come with a small overclock, but cost 100 euros extra. Not worth the money for me, imho.
I see 1.5-1.6 GB used. But that does not necessarily mean my vram is almost at the limit. I suspect that when Skyrim will approach 2GB, then the game will start to clear up memory more aggressively. E.g. when you leave a cell, it stays in memory. So when you go back, loading times are minimal. If your free vram gets low Skyrim might start clearing old cells from memory slightly more aggressive. I don't know for sure, ofc. But I think I can enable a lot more mods, and texture packs, before the 2GB will become a limit. I bought the 2GB gtx680, because it was the only one for sale. But if given the choice, I'd probably still buy the 2GB version. I expect the 4GB cards to come with a small overclock, but cost 100 euros extra. Not worth the money for me, imho.
Yes and Yes!!!!!! 2 GB VRAM on a single monitor of the standard 1920 x 1080 for instance buys me all the room I would ever want. I have two copies of the game on my HDD one is my playing game in which I use very few mods(none using VRAM aside the DLC)....the other is loaded down with all types of texture packs(most listed above), Crimson Tide(extra bloody) and U grids @ 9 (opposed to 7). I had very little VRAM to spare but as I added stuff to the experimental copy the VRAM usage tapered for a bit and now it sits around 1.7 max. It was at 1.9 without Crimson Tide(last added).
