Video Memory - Playing it safe or going to the max?

[Kaito Katsumi]

 

 

 

There is a setting in graphic options to disable the memory limit, read above.Read what? I see nothing.

[mottaz]

I went way beyond my limit 2.1gigs I wanted to try very high textures from normal which takes about 700 mbs. But no change in fps.. still get 30-60fps. Is this dangerous? I have a maxwell gtx 860M 2gig overclocked

You can tell me what is your settings pls?And avg fps that you have?

[El Dorado]

Bumped this to share my experience

 

I have a 660ti, 2GB VRAM. With my settings. GTA V tells me I'm using 2148 MB, 100MB ahead of my 2048. I setup GPU Z to create a log and played the game for a while, and in the log my max peak of VRAM usage wasn't above 1530 MB.

[CrisFormed]

I tend to stay at about 4 or 5mb short of the game's recommendation (though still set to ignore it), and I am very stable in my 60fps config I use. However, I can go up to 1500mb over 2gb depending the setting and not crash, but some settings overdone give me stuttering. I get unstable around 3500mb use, and to reach that, I am introducing stuttering anyhow.

 

I still get a crash now and then after extended play time and seemingly when zoning to new areas (can happen when a long range character switch, for example, or during a mission which is asset-heavy).

Edited May 5, 2015 by CrisFormed

[nebraskathomas]

It is worth spending time tweaking/experimenting with ALL of the graphic settings/options. The video memory recommendations from GTA V should not be taken as gospel. I was conservative at first with my settings, keeping the recommended settings "in the green"... but quickly realized my video card was able to do much more with consistent fps... My settings are now "in the red" and I am happy with the results =)

 

With all of the hours spent enjoying the game... a few hours is well worth your time to find the "sweet spot" with your graphics card.

 

ps - The DIRECTOR MODE can be a good way to enjoy yourself while tweaking your graphic settings.

[reece251]

I'm playing it at 2300mb/2047mb on my GTX 750Ti and it doesn't start lagging until my processor heats up and starts being noisy.

Edited May 6, 2015 by reece251

[Le Dude]

Mine is set at 1200 / 1024. If I set it higher than that I resurrect the texture pop-in bug from GTA IV, and the poles and trees appearing out of nowhere while I'm flying bug from GTA SA.

[Dyngsur]

Well for me that have a 980 gtx with 4 gb ram i use around 2.8 gb to have a smooth gameplay.

If i start to raise like MSAA it start to drop to many frames same with HD shadows under the advance options same goes with sliders under adance options.

Even if i have the ram i cant use those and keep good fps and i guess its cause of Rockstar havent optimised those settings enough. i think if i use HD shadows i will be able to maintain like 60 fps and maybe sometime have a drop under 60 slightly dunno. the diffrence on hd shadows under advance settings comparer to very high shadows aint to big if you using NVIDIA PCSS.

 

But we will prolly be able to use both MSAA and use the sliders under advance options if Rockstar get their thumbs out from their asses and release a proper perfomance improvment patch.

[RedIndianRobin]

Mine is always 2100/2048 MB and I have no issues whatsoever.

[teisco]

My 980's use about 3600 mb in game at 60 fps but get a bit hot at 70c.

[Dyngsur]

My 980's use about 3600 mb in game at 60 fps but get a bit hot at 70c.

cant u write down ur settings would be nice to see!

do u have stable 60fps ? everywhere?

[Runnin_Gag]

Well in the end the video memory bar shouldnt be payed too much attention to.

 

Game starts stuttering at ~2400/3000mb for me, so best bet is to keep it around 2300

[miaumiau1]

I play with around 2,3gb/1gb VRAM, and game runs smoothly medium/high settings, solid rock 60 FPS and 59ºC max, so I'd say that limit is not very important.

[Tiffany]

I have a GTX Titan Black which has 6GB of VRAM but it never goes above 2xxx and I don't think I could set anything higher.

[iddqdvie]

Is it a good idea to set your graphic settings while trying to stay significantly beneath your Video memory maximum in order to have some leeway?

 

With my current settings im at 2300/3000mb video memory, will that give me any benefits (for example prevent framedrops to critical ares (below 30fps)) or can I crank up the settings even more until i reach ~2800mb without noticing negative side effects?

 

whats your average fps? because if you have 60 fps and it sometimes drops to under 30 than you have a serious stutter problem. you can "alt-tab" it away, probably.

 

anyway, what i have observed is that the vram usage goes along with overall framerates, so as long as your fps is where you want it, it should be fine.

Edited May 6, 2015 by iddqdvie

[Speeddemon25]

Playing it on a HD6670 1 GB , cranked it up to high/very high using 1700/1024 MB to test the limits. it ran ok with a little bit of stuttering.

After that I played around a bit with the settings, now it's on 980/1024 MB normal/high and running really smooth.

I play with around 2,3gb/1gb VRAM, and game runs smoothly medium/high settings, solid rock 60 FPS and 59ºC max, so I'd say that limit is not very important.

what graphics card do you use ?

Edited May 7, 2015 by Speeddemon25

[ThunderBanana]

Usually for most games I'll start on High and scale up/down from there depending on performance. This, however, I just started with everything on Ultra and never looked back

 

I'm actually surprised at how well it runs. 60fps average, 100fps max and 40fps min so far. The max VRAM I've seen it use has been 3.8 out of 4GB. My specs are in my sig.

Edited May 7, 2015 by ThunderBanana

[Dyngsur]

Usually for most games I'll start on High and scale up/down from there depending on performance. This, however, I just started with everything on Ultra and never looked back

 

Yeah and u prolly have 25-30 fps at many places! The game is designed for us to enjoy @60 FPS imo its better to mix the settings so u get a stable 60 FPS all the time! Just my thoughts.

[ThunderBanana]

 

Usually for most games I'll start on High and scale up/down from there depending on performance. This, however, I just started with everything on Ultra and never looked back

 

Yeah and u prolly have 25-30 fps at many places! The game is designed for us to enjoy @60 FPS imo its better to mix the settings so u get a stable 60 FPS all the time! Just my thoughts.

 

Nope. I edited my post before you replied, sorry for that, but I get a stable 60fps 90% of the time.

 

Again with another edit: The only things I don't have on max are MSAA and Reflection MSAA (I don't have an nVidia card), extended distance scaling, and extended shadow distance. I have DoF off because I personally don't like it. I'll post a screen with MSI Afterburner overlay enabled later, if you're still skeptical

Edited May 7, 2015 by ThunderBanana

[Dyngsur]

 

 

Usually for most games I'll start on High and scale up/down from there depending on performance. This, however, I just started with everything on Ultra and never looked back

 

Yeah and u prolly have 25-30 fps at many places! The game is designed for us to enjoy @60 FPS imo its better to mix the settings so u get a stable 60 FPS all the time! Just my thoughts.

 

Nope. I edited my post before you replied, sorry for that, but I get a stable 60fps 90% of the time.

 

Again with another edit: The only things I don't have on max are MSAA and Reflection MSAA (I don't have an nVidia card), extended distance scaling, and extended shadow distance. I have DoF off because I personally don't like it. I'll post a screen with MSI Afterburner overlay enabled later, if you're still skeptical

 

 

thats ur card GPU: XFX R9 270x 4GB Edition.

 

Use grass settings on Ultra, Shadows on Very High and HD Shadows under advance options and go in a grassy area and show me stable 60 fps

[ThunderBanana]

 

 

 

Usually for most games I'll start on High and scale up/down from there depending on performance. This, however, I just started with everything on Ultra and never looked back

 

Yeah and u prolly have 25-30 fps at many places! The game is designed for us to enjoy @60 FPS imo its better to mix the settings so u get a stable 60 FPS all the time! Just my thoughts.

 

Nope. I edited my post before you replied, sorry for that, but I get a stable 60fps 90% of the time.

 

Again with another edit: The only things I don't have on max are MSAA and Reflection MSAA (I don't have an nVidia card), extended distance scaling, and extended shadow distance. I have DoF off because I personally don't like it. I'll post a screen with MSI Afterburner overlay enabled later, if you're still skeptical

 

 

thats ur card GPU: XFX R9 270x 4GB Edition.

 

Use grass settings on Ultra, Shadows on Very High and HD Shadows under advance options and go in a grassy area and show me stable 60 fps

 

I think people with 980's even have problems with that

[Dyngsur]

 

 

 

 

Usually for most games I'll start on High and scale up/down from there depending on performance. This, however, I just started with everything on Ultra and never looked back

 

Yeah and u prolly have 25-30 fps at many places! The game is designed for us to enjoy @60 FPS imo its better to mix the settings so u get a stable 60 FPS all the time! Just my thoughts.

 

Nope. I edited my post before you replied, sorry for that, but I get a stable 60fps 90% of the time.

 

Again with another edit: The only things I don't have on max are MSAA and Reflection MSAA (I don't have an nVidia card), extended distance scaling, and extended shadow distance. I have DoF off because I personally don't like it. I'll post a screen with MSI Afterburner overlay enabled later, if you're still skeptical

 

 

thats ur card GPU: XFX R9 270x 4GB Edition.

 

Use grass settings on Ultra, Shadows on Very High and HD Shadows under advance options and go in a grassy area and show me stable 60 fps

 

I think people with 980's even have problems with that

 

yes i got 980 hahaah

[ThunderBanana]

 

yes i got 980 hahaah

 

Nice

 

I set the grass to ultra just for you, I normally have it set to Very High (shadows are already maxed ) :

Grass in the forest by Paleto Bay

 

 

 

Max FPS in the city:

 

 

 

Average is around 60-65, but damn that grass really kills the framerate lol. I don't even see that much difference from Very High grass to Ultra grass, and I basically lost over 10 frames in Paleto Bay lmao. Still, not bad for a 270

 

My settings right now, before I turn the grass back down... Everything else stays the same lol

 

 

 

 

In case the aspect ratio of all these screens didn't give it away, my main monitor is 1280x1024, which is why I can play at such high settings while maintaining stable 60fps most of the time. The only time I play on my 1080p screen is when I want to take really nice screenshots, but even then it's still around 50fps. I'm really impressed at how well they did to optimize this, honestly.

 

EDIT: I just realised that the soft shadows have one notch higher setting. D'oh

Edited May 7, 2015 by ThunderBanana

[Dyngsur]

 

 

yes i got 980 hahaah

 

Nice

 

I set the grass to ultra just for you, I normally have it set to Very High (shadows are already maxed ) :

Grass in the forest by Paleto Bay

 

 

 

Max FPS in the city:

 

 

 

Average is around 60-65, but damn that grass really kills the framerate lol. I don't even see that much difference from Very High grass to Ultra grass, and I basically lost over 10 frames in Paleto Bay lmao. Still, not bad for a 270

 

My settings right now, before I turn the grass back down... Everything else stays the same lol

 

 

 

 

In case the aspect ratio of all these screens didn't give it away, my main monitor is 1280x1024, which is why I can play at such high settings while maintaining stable 60fps most of the time. The only time I play on my 1080p screen is when I want to take really nice screenshots, but even then it's still around 50fps. I'm really impressed at how well they did to optimize this, honestly.

 

EDIT: I just realised that the soft shadows have one notch higher setting. D'oh

 

if you want some advice i think u can play 1080 if u take away HD shadows from advance and turn grass to high. then i think you will be closer 60 fps @ heavy grassy areas cause the diffrence from very high grass to high grass is just some more shadows on the grass on very high and that kills ur fps.

[ThunderBanana]

if you want some advice i think u can play 1080 if u take away HD shadows from advance and turn grass to high. then i think you will be closer 60 fps @ heavy grassy areas cause the diffrence from very high grass to high grass is just some more shadows on the grass on very high and that kills ur fps.

 

But my eye candy though!

 

I think I might actually tone down the grass a bit, it really is a frame killer. But it looks so nice...

It's just a shame that you have to restart the game to apply any changes made to the grass for some reason. Grass of all things! I could see that for the reflection quality, but noooo the flowers have to be special

Edited May 7, 2015 by ThunderBanana

[Dyngsur]

the diffrence between hd shadows on to off aint that big if you using shadows on very high. atleast not for me. if you force FXXA in Nvidia CP it helps smoothing the edges out.

[miaumiau1]

Playing it on a HD6670 1 GB , cranked it up to high/very high using 1700/1024 MB to test the limits. it ran ok with a little bit of stuttering.

After that I played around a bit with the settings, now it's on 980/1024 MB normal/high and running really smooth.

I play with around 2,3gb/1gb VRAM, and game runs smoothly medium/high settings, solid rock 60 FPS and 59ºC max, so I'd say that limit is not very important.

what graphics card do you use ?

 

Gigabyte GTX 570 Overclock (overclocked more by me to equal the Super Over clock), i also have i7 2600k stock, 16 gb ram and SSD for the game.

[Scalesdini]

My VRAM use in game says 2.9gb/4gb, but Afterburner tells me I max out at 3,915mb use. I stream to twitch whenever I play, so being able to play in 4k with everything on very high (no fxaa/msaa, reflection msaa x2, grass on high, post fx on high, shadows set to soft, AF x2) while streaming with a ton of background programs and dual monitors... I'm pretty happy with how it runs for me.