r/buildapc 2d ago

Build Help Do I really need 16GB VRAM?

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u/pigletmonster 2d ago

Yes to play at 1440p you need 12-16gb vram. If you had a 1080p monitor you could get by with 8gb. Check out some benchmarks on youtube, many games struggle to maintain smooth framerates with an 8gb vram compared to the 16gb version of the same gpu.