How hard a limit is the 2GB VRAM requirement?

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Like the title says, is the 2GB VRAM requirement a hard limit you expect to see for release, is it going down with time/updates or is a soft limit now and 1GB would be functional, but not 100% performant? 

I've gotten very suspicious of VRAM limits, especially larger ones like this. GTA V just as (one of many) suggests 1GB as a minimum, but my friend gets ~25fps with 512MB; and thats just one example, I have plenty more. So I would prefer to know what the actual situation is, if at all possible.

Thanks.

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Reply #1 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

Its an RTS, frame rate plays a comparatively small role in the UX, UI latency is far more significant here. I've seen you seen you around the PA forums, you know how much of an issue the UI latency is for the game, and why I'm so worried about Coherent based games.

And as i said, GTA was actually a friend, i'm at 1GB, although i am using 1.5GB worth of resources with no significant performance issues. Interestingly, I had more significant frame-drop issues on my 4GB 290 (3GB usage) than I have with my 1GB 6850 (1.5GB), and I can't pinpoint why its stuttering.

Reply #2 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

I think the whole point of this RTS is to push some gaming boundaries so might be worth switching over to your more powerful machine.  My G card and computer is pretty old maybe 5 years i guess, albeit expensive when i did buy it, and i would consider mine near minimum spec it has a nvidia GTX 680 in it with 2gb of ram.  In graphics terms its pretty out of date features wise.  im sure it can still play everything fine i would imagine but im under no illusion that im nearer the bottom end of the scale.

i would say join the founders and try it on Thursday, if it doesn't work, which is potentially the same boat i may be in then its a solid excuse to squirell away some pocket money for a new g card. 

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