8GB VRAM not enough (and 10 / 12)

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BFG10K

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8GB
Horizon Forbidden West 3060 is faster than the 2080 Super despite the former usually competing with the 2070. Also 3060 has a better 1% low than 4060 and 4060Ti 8GB.
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Resident Evil Village 3060TI/3070 tanks at 4K and is slower than the 3060/6700XT when ray tracing:
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Company Of Heroes 3060 has a higher minimum than the 3070TI:
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10GB / 12GB

Reasons why still shipping 8GB since 2014 isn't NV's fault.
  1. It's the player's fault.
  2. It's the reviewer's fault.
  3. It's the developer's fault.
  4. It's AMD's fault.
  5. It's the game's fault.
  6. It's the driver's fault.
  7. It's a system configuration issue.
  8. Wrong settings were tested.
  9. Wrong area was tested.
  10. Wrong games were tested.
  11. 4K is irrelevant.
  12. Texture quality is irrelevant as long as it matches a console's.
  13. Detail levels are irrelevant as long as they match a console's.
  14. There's no reason a game should use more than 8GB, because a random forum user said so.
  15. It's completely acceptable for the more expensive 3070/3070TI/3080 to turn down settings while the cheaper 3060/6700XT has no issue.
  16. It's an anomaly.
  17. It's a console port.
  18. It's a conspiracy against NV.
  19. 8GB cards aren't meant for 4K / 1440p / 1080p / 720p gaming.
  20. It's completely acceptable to disable ray tracing on NV while AMD has no issue.
  21. Polls, hardware market share, and game title count are evidence 8GB is enough, but are totally ignored when they don't suit the ray tracing agenda.
According to some people here, 8GB is neeeevaaaaah NV's fault and objective evidence "doesn't count" because of reasons(tm). If you have others please let me know and I'll add them to the list. Cheers!
 
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Ranulf

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Top video is private now? This game seems to be hitting all the trouble points. 8Gb vram min specs, always on RT apparently. Bad drivers with nvidia. Perf issues all around it looks like. But hey, streamers I'm watching are using 4090s, 5080s or 5090s and with frame gen maybe hit 120fps in 4k. 70fps at 4k with a 4090. Its also another game that wants a 8core cpu minimum.

I saw this on Steam forums, representing the current state of gaming, that or forum trolling:

"Why are people trying this without DLSS?
Just looking at some reviews before buying. I'm noticing a lot of the negative reviews complaining about performance don't use DLSS. Why would you do this?"
 

DAPUNISHER

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Another heavily sloptimized title. 8GB requires turning down textures for 1080 high. It can be CPU heavy at times with a 12600k and 5600X struggling with certain settings and areas. 1080 badass on the 12600k stopped being able to keep up with the workload and assets took time to load in. End of Pedro's video here -

 
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