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Old 18th May 2017, 17:31   #1925  |  Link
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Originally Posted by leonccyiu View Post
It's a huge shame there isn't a 3GB version that works with netflix in 4k. Spec's wise, it's exactly half a 1050Ti and sells for half a 1050Ti, I think it could probably do 1080p23 > 2160p with NGU low in MADVR
Maybe they'll update the drivers to make the lower-end cards compatible with Netflix later?
My 1050 Ti when decoding YouTube 4K60 in Chrome and outputting 1080 doesn't even use 500 MB (and this includes around 200 MB for Windows and the browser). When outputting actual 4K that might go up a few 100s MB, but I don't see why just the DRM support would need more than 1 GB for itself and the whole couldn't run on 2 GB.
Has someone already tested Netflix 4K using the Insider Preview NVIDIA driver and measured how much VRAM is actually used?

@NikosD: the RX 550 is indeed a better all-round card (though I doubt it beats a 1030 in pure shader power by much, only the memory is much faster), but the 4 GB ones start around 100 USD. We'll have to see how low the OEMs can price their GF 1030s.
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