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AMD claims most gamers don’t need more than 8GB of VRAM, after new GPU launch (www.pcgamesn.com)
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[–] [email protected] 117 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The full tweet:

Majority of gamers are still playing at 1080p and have no use for more than 8GB of memory. Most played games WW are mostly esports games. We wouldn't build it if there wasn't a market for it. If 8GB isn't right for you then there's 16GB. Same GPU, no compromise, just memory options.

I don't think he's that far off; eSports games don't have the same requirements as AAA single-player games.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

In this case, Intel's options of 10/12GB sounds like a more reasonable middle ground.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Counter point.

https://prosettings.net/blog/1440p-competitive-gaming/

https://www.pcguide.com/news/benq-says-1080p-is-still-a-sweet-spot-resolution-despite-more-pc-gamers-upgrading-to-1440p/

Increased resolution has been the trend for a bit now even in these competitive games.

ETA, let's also not pretend that those who play esports games only play esports games too.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is a much more nuanced take than the headlines implies.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I still see it being an issue of pricing and questionable value (over older/used/already-owned) of a bottlenecked part, particularly when it ends up with users who aren't esports users (for a multitude of reasons). In other words: stagnation.

It's more obvious with AMD selling new 4GB cards still in the budget category rather than ultra-budget, as in they aren't raising the floor. The jokes still work:

Sheen (from the show Jimmy Neutron) as AMD holding a GPU in the air: "This is the 6500XT!" Teacher: "AMD, this is the 5th year in a row that you've launched the RX 480"

EDIT: There were even polaris GPUs with 8GB

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 days ago

Are you saying journalists will publish articles with inflammatory headlines to maximize engagement with their ad-based website funding? Nah way, I don believe it.