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The Last of Us Part 2 proves that 8 GB of VRAM can be enough, even at 4K with maximum settings, so why aren't more games using the same clever asset-streaming trick?

When Sony's masterpiece The Last of Us Part 1 appeared on the humble PC two years ago, I hoped it would become a watershed moment in the history of console ports. Well, it was, but for all the wrong ...
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What Is VRAM, And How Much Do You Need In A Gaming GPU?

VRAM — video memory — is what your graphics card uses to store textures, lighting data, shadows, reflections, and all the other visual assets that make your PC games look the way they should. That ...
TweakTown

NVIDIA and Microsoft could reduce VRAM consumption in games by up to 90%

TL;DR: NVIDIA's Neural Texture Compression (NTC) combined with Microsoft's DirectX Raytracing 1.2 significantly reduces VRAM usage by up to 90%, improving game performance and lowering hardware costs.
eTeknix

AMD Reduces VRAM Usage from 34.9 GB to 51 KB Using Procedural Generation

Realistic graphics with high-quality textures can consume significant amounts of graphics memory. While having a powerful graphics card is one solution, optimization is also a way to reduce VRAM ...
SlashGear

Why Is VRAM So Important In GPUs When You Play At 1440p Or 4K?

Video Random-Access Memory (VRAM), is a vital component of your graphics card (GPU), designed to hold graphical data. Rather than transferring the information from elsewhere, the GPU can grab directly ...
Game Rant

Some Diablo 4 Players Are Having VRAM Issues

Fan reports are surfacing in online forums that discuss how Diablo 4 has been excessively utilizing the VRAM of graphics cards, leading to performance issues while playing through the action RPG. With ...
eTeknix

NVIDIA DLSS Transformer Reportedly Cuts VRAM Usage by 20%

NVIDIA has officially launched its DLSS Transformer model as part of the 310.3.0 SDK, significantly advancing upscaling while reducing video memory requirements. This new approach directly tackles a ...
TechSpot

AMD's neural texture compression could reduce storage and VRAM requirements

Something to look forward to: High-resolution textures are a primary factor behind the growing install sizes and VRAM usage in modern blockbuster games. Nvidia proposed a neural-network-based method ...
Digital Trends

How to check your VRAM — how much GPU memory do you have?

Simply using the best graphics card isn't enough if you want top gaming performance. Knowing how much VRAM your graphics card has is also incredibly important. Most games need a certain amount of VRAM ...
ExtremeTech

Nvidia's Neural Textures Are a VRAM Game Changer

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Ars Technica

need an application to display video memory usage

We have a guy at our office that has 4 24" displays running at 1920x1200, running off a Matrox PCI quad head video card with 128MB VRAM - which works out to 32MB per screen. (He also has a Matrox ...