Question Is 6gb of gddr6 vram enough for most games in 2024 at 1080p or maybe 4k?

[reaper89971]

I am building a pc inside a fat playstation 2 and am limited on space and would like to pick the best graphics card i can fit.

I can only fit a true single slot card unless i use a different adapter.

I have narrowed it down to 3 cards along with a power supply and itx motherboard.

Here are my choices for the best graphics card that i can fit: Yeston RTX 3050 6gb gddr6, 240$

Maybe a RTX A2000 6-12gb or RTX A2000 ADA 16gb With a modified heat sink.
500$ and 700-1000$

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I may try the above cards in the future but for now i went with the Yeston card.


Are there any other single slot cards that are great cards that maybe have 8gb of vram?

I am currently looking for a way to modify the Yeston card to take 8gb of vram but that may prove to be impossible, There is no bios dump of the card yet and not alot of info on the card. The card will be paired with a i9 comet lake.

 

[Darkbreeze]

So, you're asking different questions here.

Is it enough for 1080p? Yes, almost certainly, for most games.

Is it enough for 4k? Almost certainly not, for most games, if they are in any way demanding like most AAA titles are.

 

[Vana Ivan Pandovski]

Two-way question! 6GB VRAM GDDR6 is not enough for MOST games at 1080p especially 4K,
So, if you do 60FPS on 1080p, again, it depends on the game and the game settings! Yet again, if you play Warzone 3 or something like that, all the VRAM will be taken!
It would be good if you played on 1080p on some medium details or even on some games in higher settings.

 

[Darkbreeze]

LOL.

 

[reaper89971]

Two-way question! 6GB VRAM GDDR6 is not enough for MOST games at 1080p especially 4K,
So, if you do 60FPS on 1080p, again, it depends on the game and the game settings! Yet again, if you play Warzone 3 or something like that, all the VRAM will be taken!
It would be good if you played on 1080p on some medium details or even on some games in higher settings.

Thanks for your reply

Well that is a bummer

 

[SyCoREAPER]

As a whole, it depends.
Newer cards, (like Nvidia 3K series), passable.
Older cards, absolutely no.

Wifes 3050 with 6GB (granted it's mobile) struggles with even The Sims 4.

TLDR; First sentence.

 

[reaper89971]

As a whole, it depends.
Newer cards, (like Nvidia 3K series), passable.
Older cards, absolutely no.

Wifes 3050 with 6GB (granted it's mobile) struggles with even The Sims 4.

TLDR; First sentence.

Thanks for your reply
The card im going to start out with is the Yeston gtx 3050 6gb gddr6 low profile.

I can't even figure out the wattage of the card but i know its single slot so i guess 75 watts or lower

What is the wattage of the mobile chip?

 

[reaper89971]

I could always dish out the money for the really expensive ada cards but at 170mm long im not sure i could get one to fit well.

Are those cards made for gaming? rtx A2000, rtx 4000 sff ada, rtx a2000 ada or are those cards workstation cards?

For just a FAT PS2 PC build i say the Yeston will be fine for now. I am not trying to make the most powerful Playstation PC ever you know just a decent pc in there would be good for me.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Those are workstation cards and not meant for gaming.

These are the gaming cards.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

 

[logainofhades]

Those are workstation cards and not meant for gaming.

These are the gaming cards.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

Yes but the RTX A2000 games at the same level as a 3050, without the need for external power. It is actually a great option for a SFF pc.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Yes but the RTX A2000 games at the same level as a 3050, without the need for external power. It is actually a great option for a SFF pc.

Yeah, but at 515.00 it's definitely not a good option if 3050 level performance is all you're looking for.

 

[logainofhades]

Yeah, but at 515.00 it's definitely not a good option if 3050 level performance is all you're looking for.

All the videos I was seeing were for $250 used models. That's the only reason I know about the card's gaming capability.

 

[Darkbreeze]

All the videos I was seeing were for $250 used models. That's the only reason I know about the card's gaming capability.

Gotcha. Even so though, if you're going to get 3050 level performance seems like it would make more sense to just get a brand new 3050 which can be had for as little as 170 but on average less than 200. Even if you want to go with an 8GB model, it's still around the same price new as what you're seeing used for the workstation card. But, certainly it's an option, especially if you can find an even better deal. I really don't like the idea of rolling the dice on used graphics cards though. There's just too many of them out there that are faulty and you get no warranty either.

 

[logainofhades]

Those vids were also from a year ago, and were cheaper than the 3050, at the time, now that I think about it.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Yeah, it's hard to keep up with the prices of ANYTHING these days, much less PC hardware that has always changed much faster than most other things we might buy. I get it. Right on though, because I was actually not even aware that card would game at all. I feel like though maybe, does it support all the same game specific tech that the gaming cards do? Like, ray tracing, DLSS, things like that?