Is it worth it to go for 16gb? Do i even need it? I want to be able to play newer/next gen games. I'm already planning on upgrading my cpu and gpu to rtx 4060 ti but not sure if i should spend the extra for 16gb or is 8 just fine?
Hey there,
If you're gonna buy new, and not have any regrets, I'd say straight away go for a 16gb card. It will play newer titles with higher graphical detail and higher resolutions (obviously depending on which exact card you get).
I would not get though, the 4060ti 16gb. IMO, that cards is a waste of space. It's abutchered hardware set up, and every time I think about it, I get annoyed!
I'm currently playing Immortals Of Aveum , with a 3060ti 8gb. My card is only sufficient for 1080p 60 FPS at all low settings. (There is only low and high, no medium). With only texture details increased to high the 8gb vram goes from about 5.5gb to 7.8gb usage, and it's starts to stutter here and there. GOing 16gb is a no brainer.
I wouldn't even recommend a 4070 12gb. It won't cut it at 1080p in a year or two, unless dialing back some settings. New game engines like Unreal 5 are resource hogs.
Edit: If you don't mind last gen, then you could go for something like a RX 6800 16gb. Still a very good card in pure raster performance, but falls behind a little in Ray Tracing then the newer cards. It could be reasonably priced depending on where you shop.
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