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Video card specifically for LED TV?

799 views 23 replies 10 participants last post by  CZ Eddie 
The 4GB is useful for gaming and other resource-intensive functions. Video - normally - gets punted straight to the video decoding engine on the GPU, so the amount of memory really makes little difference so long as you have at least 1-2GB on the card. If you use shaders/image post-processing software like MadVR, then the memory becomes more relevant. I can say that it is an excellent card for HTPC use and decodes everything I throw at it without so much as a fart of the fan whirling up.
Let's be honest though, a 740 is not a powerful enough GPU to warrant 4GB of ram. It's the equivalent of an AMD 250 (non X). It will run out of GPU processing power long before video ram even remotely becomes an issue. 2GB would be more than enough to satisfy this card in terms of capabilities GPU wise.
 
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