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These 6 games will destroy your 8GB GPU, and here's how to survive them

In a world of 4K ray traced games, 8GB of VRAM is struggling to cut it. But there are settings solutions.
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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 ...
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Nvidia's latest DLSS revision reduces VRAM usage by 20% for upscaling — optimizations reduce overhead of more powerful transformer model

Besides moving DLSS 4 out of beta, Nvidia has also optimized VRAM usage in its latest DLSS SDK release. Initially discovered by VideoCardz, DLSS 310.3.0 improves the Transformer model VRAM usage by 20 ...
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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.
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Nvidia tweaks DLSS to use 20% less VRAM for upscaling

There’s no such thing as too much RAM—ask anyone who’s trying to find a good deal on an Nvidia graphics card. But you might not need to drop a month’s rent on a new GPU to free up some VRAM! Just wait ...