Processor | 7800X3D |
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Motherboard | MSI MAG Mortar b650m wifi |
Cooling | Thermalright Peerless Assassin |
Memory | 32GB Corsair Vengeance 30CL6000 |
Video Card(s) | ASRock RX7900XT Phantom Gaming |
Storage | Lexar NM790 4TB + Samsung 850 EVO 1TB + Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial BX100 250GB |
Display(s) | Gigabyte G34QWC (3440x1440) |
Case | Lian Li A3 mATX White |
Audio Device(s) | Harman Kardon AVR137 + 2.1 |
Power Supply | EVGA Supernova G2 750W |
Mouse | XTRFY M42 |
Keyboard | Lenovo Thinkpad Trackpoint II |
Software | W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
In the real world, GTX 1060 3GB works just fine for an entry mid-range card, and that's what the experience tells us.
Comparing Kepler directly to Turing is not fair, newer GPU architectures are more efficient.
Processor | Intel Core i5-8600K @4.9GHz |
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Motherboard | MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon |
Cooling | Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L RGB |
Memory | XPG 8GBx2 - 3200MHz CL16 |
Video Card(s) | Asus Strix GTX 1080 OC Edition 8G 11Gbps |
Storage | 2x Samsung 850 EVO 1TB |
Display(s) | BenQ PD3200U |
Case | Thermaltake View 71 Tempered Glass RGB Edition |
Power Supply | EVGA 650 P2 |
Why is 4GB okay and 3GB not?
Different GPUs have different levels of compression, and different ways of allocating and managing memory.
System Name | BY-2021 |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (65w eco profile) |
Motherboard | MSI B550 Gaming Plus |
Cooling | Scythe Mugen (rev 5) |
Memory | 2 x Kingston HyperX DDR4-3200 32 GiB |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
Storage | Samsung 980 Pro, Seagate Exos X20 TB 7200 RPM |
Display(s) | Nixeus NX-EDG274K (3840x2160@144 DP) + Samsung SyncMaster 906BW (1440x900@60 HDMI-DVI) |
Case | Coolermaster HAF 932 w/ USB 3.0 5.25" bay + USB 3.2 (A+C) 3.5" bay |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC1150, Micca OriGen+ |
Power Supply | Enermax Platimax 850w |
Mouse | Nixeus REVEL-X |
Keyboard | Tesoro Excalibur |
Software | Windows 10 Home 64-bit |
Benchmark Scores | Faster than the tortoise; slower than the hare. |
6 GiB version of GTX 1060 outsold the 3 GiB versions 2:1. What does that tell you? Now we're almost 2.5 years later. I wouldn't be surprised if it shifts to 4:1 to 8:1 with the RTX 2060.In the real world, GTX 1060 3GB works just fine for an entry mid-range card, and that's what the experience tells us.
Comparing Kepler directly to Turing is not fair, newer GPU architectures are more efficient.
Processor | Ryzen 5600 |
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Motherboard | X570 I Aorus Pro |
Cooling | Deepcool AG400 |
Memory | HyperX Fury 2 x 8GB 3200 CL16 |
Video Card(s) | RX 6700 10GB SWFT 309 |
Storage | SX8200 Pro 512 / NV2 512 |
Display(s) | 24G2U |
Case | NR200P |
Power Supply | Ion SFX 650 |
Mouse | G703 (TTC Gold 60M) |
Keyboard | Keychron V1 (Akko Matcha Green) / Apex m500 (Gateron milky yellow) |
Software | W10 |
System Name | Dark Sith Lord / Fat Boy |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen7 2700X / AMD FX 8350 |
Motherboard | Asus Rog Strix B450-F Gaming / Gigabyte 990XA UD3 R5 |
Cooling | Coolermaster Hyper 212 Turbo LED (2x120mm in push-pull) / Coolermaster HyperX (2x120mm in push-pull) |
Memory | 2x8gb G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4 3200MHz / 4x4gb Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866MHz |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte GTX 1060 Windforce OC 6gb / Gainward GTX 950 2gb |
Storage | Crucial P1 NVMe 1tb, 2x Barracuda 2TB, 1x IronWolf NAS 2TB / Samsung 840 Evo 500gb + Samsung F1 1tb |
Display(s) | BenQ GL2450 24'' / Samsung Syncmaster 20'' 2043nw |
Case | CM HAF 932 (CM 200mm [Red Led] front & side intake, Shark Evil Black 140mm exhaust) / NZXT Trinity |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC1220 on Creative Inspire S2 2.1 / Realtek 889 on Creative SBS Vivid 60 2.0 |
Power Supply | EVGA Supernova B2 750w / Thermaltake Toughpower 700w |
Mouse | Steelseries Rival 110 / Sharkoon Light² 100 |
Keyboard | Bloody B975 (LK brown optical switches) / Philips SPK84 (blue switches) with silicone o'rings mod |
Software | Win10 Pro x64 / Win7 Ultimate x64 |
Processor | Intel Core i9 11900KF @ -075mV PL max @225w |
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Motherboard | MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK |
Cooling | DeepCool LS520SE Liquid + 3 Phanteks 140mm case fans |
Memory | 32GB (4 x 8GB SR) Patriot Viper Steel Bdie @ 3600Mhz CL14 1.45v Gear 1 |
Video Card(s) | Asus Dual RTX 4070 OC + 8% PL |
Storage | WD Blue SN550 1TB M.2 NVME//Crucial MX500 500GB SSD (OS) |
Display(s) | AOC Q2781PQ 27 inch Ultra Slim 2560 x 1440 IPS |
Case | Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Windowed - Gunmetal |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard Realtek ALC1200/SPDIF to Sony AVR @ 5.1 |
Power Supply | Seasonic CORE GM650w Gold Semi modular |
Software | Win 11 Home x64 |
6 GiB version of GTX 1060 outsold the 3 GiB versions 2:1. What does that tell you? Now we're almost 2.5 years later. I wouldn't be surprised if it shifts to 4:1 to 8:1 with the RTX 2060.
Why? I already explained it to you: the 32-bit barrier is gone. Games aren't treading lightly with their memory footprint anymore. Xbox One X ports have access to 11 GiB RAM + VRAM. As the next generation of consoles launch, it's going to go even higher. 3 GiB is like a person with a broken leg: they'll live but not well. Games want more memory. Run out and framerate tanks.
Benchmark Scores | Faster than yours... I'd bet on it. :) |
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Indeed....if anyone knew about it. That wasn't exactly advertised much. Prospective buyers would have to know or look and compare specs. Most looking at these see '6GB more than 3GB' and think it's better. You give consumers too much credit.To be fair, that was not just due to the increased memory but possibly the 128 more shader units the 6GB version had, it was just a faster card even when not using the additional memory for some 40 or 50$ more...……. the combination of both just made so much more sense for those who could stretch to the additional cost.
Processor | Intel i5-12600k |
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Motherboard | Asus H670 TUF |
Cooling | Arctic Freezer 34 |
Memory | 2x16GB DDR4 3600 G.Skill Ripjaws V |
Video Card(s) | EVGA GTX 1060 SC |
Storage | 500GB Samsung 970 EVO, 500GB Samsung 850 EVO, 1TB Crucial MX300 and 2TB Crucial MX500 |
Display(s) | Dell U3219Q + HP ZR24w |
Case | Raijintek Thetis |
Audio Device(s) | Audioquest Dragonfly Red :D |
Power Supply | Seasonic 620W M12 |
Mouse | Logitech G502 Proteus Core |
Keyboard | G.Skill KM780R |
Software | Arch Linux + Win10 |
System Name | Not so complete or overkill - There are others!! Just no room to put! :D |
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Processor | Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
Motherboard | Asus Zenith 2 Extreme Alpha |
Cooling | Lots!! Dual GTX 560 rads with D5 pumps for each rad. One rad for each component |
Memory | Viper Steel 4 x 16GB DDR4 3600MHz not sure on the timings... Probably still at 2667!! :( |
Video Card(s) | Asus Strix 3090 with front and rear active full cover water blocks |
Storage | I'm bound to forget something here - 250GB OS, 2 x 1TB NVME, 2 x 1TB SSD, 4TB SSD, 2 x 8TB HD etc... |
Display(s) | 3 x Dell 27" S2721DGFA @ 7680 x 1440P @ 144Hz or 165Hz - working on it!! |
Case | The big Thermaltake that looks like a Case Mods |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | EVGA 1600W T2 |
Mouse | Corsair thingy |
Keyboard | Razer something or other.... |
VR HMD | No headset yet |
Software | Windows 11 OS... Not a fan!! |
Benchmark Scores | I've actually never benched it!! Too busy with WCG and FAH and not gaming! :( :( Not OC'd it!! :( |
System Name | micropage7 |
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Processor | Intel Xeon X3470 |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156) |
Cooling | Enermax ETS-T40F |
Memory | Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 |
Video Card(s) | NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 |
Storage | V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB |
Display(s) | Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen |
Case | Icute Super 18 |
Audio Device(s) | Auzentech X-Fi Forte |
Power Supply | Silverstone 600 Watt |
Mouse | Logitech G502 |
Keyboard | Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps |
Software | Win 7 64-bit |
Benchmark Scores | Classified |
Processor | Intel i5-12600k |
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Motherboard | Asus H670 TUF |
Cooling | Arctic Freezer 34 |
Memory | 2x16GB DDR4 3600 G.Skill Ripjaws V |
Video Card(s) | EVGA GTX 1060 SC |
Storage | 500GB Samsung 970 EVO, 500GB Samsung 850 EVO, 1TB Crucial MX300 and 2TB Crucial MX500 |
Display(s) | Dell U3219Q + HP ZR24w |
Case | Raijintek Thetis |
Audio Device(s) | Audioquest Dragonfly Red :D |
Power Supply | Seasonic 620W M12 |
Mouse | Logitech G502 Proteus Core |
Keyboard | G.Skill KM780R |
Software | Arch Linux + Win10 |
Yeah, I hate them for that, too. I mean, before Nvidia, this tactics was almost unheard of. Oh, wait!sometimes i feel like they poisoning the market, i mean they create small gap to push consumer to add little more money to get higher one
Processor | 7800X3D |
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Motherboard | MSI MAG Mortar b650m wifi |
Cooling | Thermalright Peerless Assassin |
Memory | 32GB Corsair Vengeance 30CL6000 |
Video Card(s) | ASRock RX7900XT Phantom Gaming |
Storage | Lexar NM790 4TB + Samsung 850 EVO 1TB + Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial BX100 250GB |
Display(s) | Gigabyte G34QWC (3440x1440) |
Case | Lian Li A3 mATX White |
Audio Device(s) | Harman Kardon AVR137 + 2.1 |
Power Supply | EVGA Supernova G2 750W |
Mouse | XTRFY M42 |
Keyboard | Lenovo Thinkpad Trackpoint II |
Software | W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
sometimes i feel like they poisoning the market, i mean they create small gap to push consumer to add little more money to get higher one
Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X ||| Intel Core i7-3930K |
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Motherboard | ASUS ProArt B550-CREATOR ||| Asus P9X79 WS |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U14S ||| Be Quiet Pure Rock |
Memory | Crucial 2 x 16 GB 3200 MHz ||| Corsair 8 x 8 GB 1333 MHz |
Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 1060 3GB ||| MSI GTX 680 4GB |
Storage | Samsung 970 PRO 512 GB + 1 TB ||| Intel 545s 512 GB + 256 GB |
Display(s) | Asus ROG Swift PG278QR 27" ||| Eizo EV2416W 24" |
Case | Fractal Design Define 7 XL x 2 |
Audio Device(s) | Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus |
Power Supply | Seasonic Focus PX-850 x 2 |
Mouse | Razer Abyssus |
Keyboard | CM Storm QuickFire XT |
Software | Ubuntu |
That means Nvidia sold more GTX 1060 3GB cards than AMD did of RX 400/500 combined (according to Steam survey), so that tells me more people want this than Polaris.6 GiB version of GTX 1060 outsold the 3 GiB versions 2:1. What does that tell you?
Stop with this nonsense. 32-bit CPUs/OS' have NOTHING to do with memory capacity.Why? I already explained it to you: the 32-bit barrier is gone.
Aah, the eternal "future proofing" argument.Buying 3GB in 2019 is buying for yesterday, not tomorrow. There is zero future-proofing with it. Which would be fine if that was a $120 card. In reality it'll be around $300.
Some games will work fine, but most visually high-end titles will struggle.
Battlefield 5 is already unplayable at 1080p with less than 4GB VRAM.
Then prepare yourself for disappointment.Can't wait for 7nm AMD gpu's to make Nvidia cry. Sick of this crap.
Then prepare yourself for disappointment.
Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X ||| Intel Core i7-3930K |
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Motherboard | ASUS ProArt B550-CREATOR ||| Asus P9X79 WS |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U14S ||| Be Quiet Pure Rock |
Memory | Crucial 2 x 16 GB 3200 MHz ||| Corsair 8 x 8 GB 1333 MHz |
Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 1060 3GB ||| MSI GTX 680 4GB |
Storage | Samsung 970 PRO 512 GB + 1 TB ||| Intel 545s 512 GB + 256 GB |
Display(s) | Asus ROG Swift PG278QR 27" ||| Eizo EV2416W 24" |
Case | Fractal Design Define 7 XL x 2 |
Audio Device(s) | Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus |
Power Supply | Seasonic Focus PX-850 x 2 |
Mouse | Razer Abyssus |
Keyboard | CM Storm QuickFire XT |
Software | Ubuntu |
Two options that I know of:Just to ask, with a 192 Bit bus how would they access 4Gb with only 3 lanes.
Processor | Intel i5-12600k |
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Motherboard | Asus H670 TUF |
Cooling | Arctic Freezer 34 |
Memory | 2x16GB DDR4 3600 G.Skill Ripjaws V |
Video Card(s) | EVGA GTX 1060 SC |
Storage | 500GB Samsung 970 EVO, 500GB Samsung 850 EVO, 1TB Crucial MX300 and 2TB Crucial MX500 |
Display(s) | Dell U3219Q + HP ZR24w |
Case | Raijintek Thetis |
Audio Device(s) | Audioquest Dragonfly Red :D |
Power Supply | Seasonic 620W M12 |
Mouse | Logitech G502 Proteus Core |
Keyboard | G.Skill KM780R |
Software | Arch Linux + Win10 |
Yeah, people have been waiting for that since AMD's nomenclature used four digits.Can't wait for 7nm AMD gpu's to make Nvidia cry. Sick of this crap.
Processor | 7800X3D |
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Motherboard | MSI MAG Mortar b650m wifi |
Cooling | Thermalright Peerless Assassin |
Memory | 32GB Corsair Vengeance 30CL6000 |
Video Card(s) | ASRock RX7900XT Phantom Gaming |
Storage | Lexar NM790 4TB + Samsung 850 EVO 1TB + Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial BX100 250GB |
Display(s) | Gigabyte G34QWC (3440x1440) |
Case | Lian Li A3 mATX White |
Audio Device(s) | Harman Kardon AVR137 + 2.1 |
Power Supply | EVGA Supernova G2 750W |
Mouse | XTRFY M42 |
Keyboard | Lenovo Thinkpad Trackpoint II |
Software | W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
That means Nvidia sold more GTX 1060 3GB cards than AMD did of RX 400/500 combined (according to Steam survey), so that tells me more people want this than Polaris.
And don't forget the 6 GB version of GTX 1060 is like 5-6% faster too.
Stop with this nonsense. 32-bit CPUs/OS' have NOTHING to do with memory capacity.
Aah, the eternal "future proofing" argument.
I remember all those who bought GCN over Kepler because it was more "future proofing" in Direct3D 12. Then R9 390(X) with 8 GB for "future proofing". And then Fiji with HBM for "future proofing", but then suddenly memory capacity didn't matter any more, because HBM was so glorious. Then Polaris with 8 GB for "future proofing", because memory capacity suddenly mattered again.
In real world it's a balancing act. You'll have to guess your requirements for the immediate future. But taking "future proofing" too far is going to be wasted money in the end. History has proven that paying extra for a lot of "future proofing" has never paid off.
Then prepare yourself for disappointment.
System Name | Unimatrix |
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Processor | Intel i9-9900K @ 5.0GHz |
Motherboard | ASRock x390 Taichi Ultimate |
Cooling | Custom Loop |
Memory | 32GB GSkill TridentZ RGB DDR4 @ 3400MHz 14-14-14-32 |
Video Card(s) | EVGA 2080 with Heatkiller Water Block |
Storage | 2x Samsung 960 Pro 512GB M.2 SSD in RAID 0, 1x WD Blue 1TB M.2 SSD |
Display(s) | Alienware 34" Ultrawide 3440x1440 |
Case | CoolerMaster P500M Mesh |
Power Supply | Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W |
Keyboard | Corsair K75 |
Benchmark Scores | Really Really High |
You can easily run almost every single game on a 3GB card at 1080p just fine, but you're gonna lower the texture quality in some games and that's all. the 3GB version is not ideal but is not as usless as some people think, it actually might be a good value card for those needing a fairly powerful GPU and don't care about the maximum quality textures or VRAM related settings.
if the 3GB RTX 2060 is going to be priced under 200$, I don't see a problem but anything higher than 200$ is unacceptable.
8GB VRAM on a 800$ card (RTX 2080) is more disappointing than 3GB on a budget card to me.
Processor | Intel Core i9 11900KF @ -075mV PL max @225w |
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Motherboard | MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK |
Cooling | DeepCool LS520SE Liquid + 3 Phanteks 140mm case fans |
Memory | 32GB (4 x 8GB SR) Patriot Viper Steel Bdie @ 3600Mhz CL14 1.45v Gear 1 |
Video Card(s) | Asus Dual RTX 4070 OC + 8% PL |
Storage | WD Blue SN550 1TB M.2 NVME//Crucial MX500 500GB SSD (OS) |
Display(s) | AOC Q2781PQ 27 inch Ultra Slim 2560 x 1440 IPS |
Case | Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Windowed - Gunmetal |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard Realtek ALC1200/SPDIF to Sony AVR @ 5.1 |
Power Supply | Seasonic CORE GM650w Gold Semi modular |
Software | Win 11 Home x64 |
I struggle to comprehend what games you are playing then. I moved from a 4GB 290X to a 1070 a few months back, I only play one game which is world of tanks and they completely updated their game engine and overnight the 290X on ultra settings moved from an average 2.9Gig usage to 4.4 and that game is hardly demanding even on ultra at my 2560 x 1080.OMG, I NEEDS 12GB of RAM!!!
The truth is that if most people game at 1080 (which it is) 3GB of RAM should be enough for the vast majority of games. I game at 3440x1440 and most games don't break 4GB of RAM.
System Name | The cube |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 5700g |
Motherboard | Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite |
Cooling | Thermalright ARO-M14 |
Memory | 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3800mhz |
Video Card(s) | Powercolor Radeon RX 6900XT Red Devil |
Storage | Kingston 1TB NV2| 2x 1TB 2.5" Hitachi 7200rpm | 2TB 2.5" Toshiba USB 3.0 |
Display(s) | Samsung Odyssey G5 32" + LG 24MP59G 24" |
Case | Chieftec CI-02B-OP |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Extreme Audio PCI-E (SB1040) |
Power Supply | Corsair HX1200 |
Mouse | Razer Basilisk X Hyperspeed |
Keyboard | Razer Ornata Chroma |
Software | Win10 x64 PRO |
Benchmark Scores | Mobile: Asus Strix Advantage G713QY | Ryzen 7 5900HX | 16GB Micron 3200MHz CL21 | RX 6800M 12GB | |
AMD = overheating, power hungry, unstable, bad software, no innovation BUT IT'S CHEAPER!!
NVIDIA = expensive
I really don't get the NVIDIA haters, AMD is pure shit, it's the Walmart variant of video cards
For 1080p screens(which most gamers are still using), 3GB is still reasonable.
That will depend on the settings level.