So I've been reading a lot of reviews and such but none really talk about the true VRAM available on the GTX 690. I know it has 2gb per GPU on the card and it lists the card at 4gb, but is it really 2gb shared like two GTX 680s in SLI or is it a total of 4gb vram as suggested by specs? Cause 4gb available VRAM would make sense and kick ass but I just don't know, can someone enlighten me here?
Home PC: Intel i7 3770K @ 4.8ghz, 1.375v l Asus Maximus V Formula l Corsair Dominator Plantinum 2400mhz (4x4GB) l Asus GTX 690 l Samsung 840 Pro 256gb l 2 x WD Black 1T storage drive l WD MyBook 500gb External l Samsung SH-S203N DVD l Creative X-Fi Titanium HD l Corsair AX1200 PSU l Planar SA2311W23 3D LCD Monitor l Corsair 800D Case l Windows 7 Pro 64 bit l Sennheiser HD-590
Water Cooling Setup: Swiftech 320 Radiator(3 X Gentle Typhoons 1450rpm) l Swiftech Pump w/XSPC Res Top l Heatkiller 3.0 CPU Block l Heatkiller GPU-X GTX 690 "Hole Edition" Nickel l Heatkiller Geforce GTX 690 GPU Backplate l Danger Den 1/2ID UV Green tubing l EK EKoolant UV Green Liquid
-Impossible is not a word
It's only 2gb usable. Each GPU must have it's own dedicated memory.
Sandy Bridge 2500k @ 4.5ghz 1.28v | MSI p67a-gd65 B3 Mobo | Samsung ddr3 8gb |
Swiftech apogee drive II | Coolgate 120| GTX660ti w/heat killer gpu x| Seasonic x650 PSU
QX9650 @ 4ghz | P5K-E/WIFI-AP Mobo | Hyperx ddr2 1066 4gb | EVGA GTX560ti 448 core FTW @ 900mhz | OCZ 700w Modular PSU |
DD MC-TDX CPU block | DD Maze5 GPU block | Black Ice Xtreme II 240 Rad | Laing D5 Pump
So it's better to pick up two 4gb GTX 670s and SLI them vs GTX 690?
Home PC: Intel i7 3770K @ 4.8ghz, 1.375v l Asus Maximus V Formula l Corsair Dominator Plantinum 2400mhz (4x4GB) l Asus GTX 690 l Samsung 840 Pro 256gb l 2 x WD Black 1T storage drive l WD MyBook 500gb External l Samsung SH-S203N DVD l Creative X-Fi Titanium HD l Corsair AX1200 PSU l Planar SA2311W23 3D LCD Monitor l Corsair 800D Case l Windows 7 Pro 64 bit l Sennheiser HD-590
Water Cooling Setup: Swiftech 320 Radiator(3 X Gentle Typhoons 1450rpm) l Swiftech Pump w/XSPC Res Top l Heatkiller 3.0 CPU Block l Heatkiller GPU-X GTX 690 "Hole Edition" Nickel l Heatkiller Geforce GTX 690 GPU Backplate l Danger Den 1/2ID UV Green tubing l EK EKoolant UV Green Liquid
-Impossible is not a word
yes
Current:
Asus Sabertooth 990FX
AMD FX-6300 @ 4.74GHz
16GB of Mushkin DDR-1866 RAM (8-9-8-26-1T)
Nvidia GTX 670
Yamakasi Catleap 2B overclocked to 120Hz refresh rate
Audio-GD FUN DAC unit w/ AD797BRZ opamps
Sennheiser PC350 headset w/ hero mod
If you want 4gb usable vram then yes it would be a good option.
Sandy Bridge 2500k @ 4.5ghz 1.28v | MSI p67a-gd65 B3 Mobo | Samsung ddr3 8gb |
Swiftech apogee drive II | Coolgate 120| GTX660ti w/heat killer gpu x| Seasonic x650 PSU
QX9650 @ 4ghz | P5K-E/WIFI-AP Mobo | Hyperx ddr2 1066 4gb | EVGA GTX560ti 448 core FTW @ 900mhz | OCZ 700w Modular PSU |
DD MC-TDX CPU block | DD Maze5 GPU block | Black Ice Xtreme II 240 Rad | Laing D5 Pump
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