how much graphics card memory needed to play crysis 2? : Crysis

» Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:22 pm

hello all,

all the question is on the subject.
a friend of mine said that a 2GB memory graphics card is too much for that job

someone has an idea?

thanks

» Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:13 pm

I'm running Crysis 2 with the High Res Textures on a GTS250 1GB so 2GB really is overkill.

» Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:19 am

that i thought too but with dx11 & high res textures, i had a doubt.
thanks

» Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:57 pm

I usually hover around 1240mb on my gtx 570hd which is equipped with 1280mb. I am not sure how the game utilizes sytem memory and vram.

» Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:51 am

Shared system memory can be juggled around and used as graphics memory anyway. I certainly haven't had a problem running high res textures and dx11 with 4GB of system RAM and a 1GB video card. I don't know what they are playing at, telling people they need 8GB and a 1.5GB card.

» Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:31 am

I use 1.5 VRAM in SP and about 1.2 in MP, my card has 1.5 VRAM but i do remember someone who had a 2 or 3GB vram card sayin' that it used about 1.8 VRAM.

» Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:50 am

As memory should, using what memory it can to do the job faster and better. More memory you have, more is used, less you have, less is used. That's generally the rule of thumb for memory.

» Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:28 am

8gb of vram here

Total overkill but with DX11 as well as HD textures i still get hit hard. Not because of the lack of memory, more do to bad optimization.

» Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:08 am

For MP: 1g for SP: 1.5

» Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:34 am

I have 896mb on my gpu and it runs Crysis 2 fine... also if you want to use the High res textures the minimum requirement is 768mb and recommended is 1gb

» Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:47 pm

Everyone, don't make me prove that this game can run perfectly fine with 768mb. at max settings again

Even slightly better than a card with 1.5gb of vram.........a 580 for example

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0MCKuw0SyA

» Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:03 pm

A 500MB video card, is enough to play without the DX11 patch...

» Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:20 am

My actual card has 768Mb vram, and I can run C2 just fine. (without DX11 and not everything on extreme -.-)

I don't know if it does help, but I "told" the game how much vram and ram I have...

Code:

sys_budget_sysmem "6144"
sys_budget_videomem "768"
in my autoexec. And the commands are accepted. but I don't know if they actually have an impact on something....

@coolguycooldude

You have the same card as me, and you have almost the same oc xD

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