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VRAM isn't just used as a frame buffer (which is proportional in size to screen resolution), it also provides fast access to textures, and likely other things.

Originally Posted by sponge

VRAM isn't just used as a frame buffer (which is proportional in size to screen resolution), it also provides fast access to textures, and likely other things.

That's memory clock speed and bandwidth, not the actual amount of ram.

Originally Posted by ShitFace

Source?
I have a shit monitor and I would say a 2gb graphics card def makes the difference in more taxing games.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...-2,1292-7.html