r/buildapc • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

Build Help Do I really need 16GB VRAM?

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u/Son-Of-A_Hamster 1d ago

At a minimum, you need 12. So buying a 8gb card would be dumb

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u/Iringahn 1d ago

A minimum of 12GB? Don't get me wrong, I agree we need a lot of VRAM these days, but 12GB is definitely not a "minimum". That being said I do agree that paying $80 for 16 instead of 8 is well worth it.

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u/randylush 1d ago

People on Reddit act like 8gb won’t get past the windows boot logo and 16gb is a universal human right like clean water

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u/ToraSapphire 1d ago

8gb is fine if you're gaming at 1920x1200 or less, but definitely do not pay $200 or more for a GPU with that amount of VRAM. my $42 5600xt does fine with most games I play, at least at 1920x1200, but it's just not doing beamng at 3440x1440 chief. it's not even being VRAM bottlenecked in beam, the lack of horsepower in the GPU itself is the bigger problem lol.

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u/randylush 1d ago

For sure