{"id":9064,"date":"2023-09-17T08:54:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T08:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realgear.net\/?p=9064"},"modified":"2023-09-17T08:54:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T08:54:46","slug":"how-much-vram-do-you-need-for-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realgear.net\/how-much-vram-do-you-need-for-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Does GPU VRAM Matter for Gaming? And Is 8 or 12 GB Enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You might be tempted to settle for either the RX7600<\/a><\/strong> or RTX4060<\/a><\/strong>, both of which come with 8 GB vRAM, thinking they\u2019ll hold on for a few more years, but here\u2019s the thing: They most likely won\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just like the GTX 560 TI from Nvidia or the competing HD6870 from AMD from years ago that came with 1 GB vRAM and became more or less obsolete in less than two years, the same will prove to be true for 8 GB vRAM GPUs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, unless you\u2019re looking for a temporary GPU or mainly interested in eSports gaming, it\u2019s best to avoid GPUs with 8 GB vRAM in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve read this far and are wondering what all this vRAM technical mumbo-jumbo is, allow us to simplify things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does GPU Vram Matter for Gaming?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Absolutely. A GPU’s vRAM significantly impacts gaming performance; more vRAM allows a GPU to handle higher-quality textures, render greater distances, create better-quality shadows, and enable ray tracing, among other intensive graphical settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A GPU with low vRAM relies on the system memory instead, which tends to be much slower than GDDR vRAM and can negatively affect gaming performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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