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Valve Admits Steam Hardware Survey Error After VRAM Was Reported Incorrectly
The monthly Steam Hardware Survey remains one of the most useful tools to understand what hardware PC gamers actually use worldwide. However, its data should always be read with caution. The latest edition offers insights into RAM, operating systems, and the real distribution of graphics cards among millions of Valve…
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The VRAM Lie: Why Graphics Cards Now NEED More Memory Than Ever
For the better part of a decade, the one specification on a graphics card that everyone, including us here at eTeknix, often dismissed was VRAM, the onboard memory. Core count, clock speed, ray tracing cores, those were the flashy headline numbers that sold GPUs. VRAM, the simple gigabyte count, was…
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NVIDIA May Launch RTX 50 SUPER GPUs by Holiday 2025 with Major VRAM Upgrade
Some rumors suggest that the RTX 50 SUPER graphics cards might not be released until the fourth quarter of this year at the earliest. NVIDIA Prepares for Holiday Launch of RTX 50 SUPER Series The launch of NVIDIA’s most recent graphics cards did not go as smoothly as expected. After…
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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 consumption and optimize resources. AMD has published research explaining how it was able to drastically reduce graphics memory usage through the…
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AMD Says Most PC Gamers Only Need 8 GB of VRAM, Supporting New RX 9060 XT
According to AMD, which just released the Radeon RX 9060 XT GPU, most PC gamers don’t need more than 8 GB of VRAM. This was said by Frank Azor, the chief architect of gaming solutions at AMD and former co-founder of Alienware. The RX 9060 XT comes in versions with…
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AMD Reportedly Developing Radeon RX 9000 GPU with 32GB VRAM
AMD is working on a new Radeon RX 9000 GPU with 32 GB of VRAM. According to information from the Chiphell forum (thanks VideoCardz), this model could be a version of the RX 9070 XT but with double the memory capacity of the 16 GB version already available for retailers…
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Intel Reveals Arc Battlemage GPU with 12GB VRAM and 50% Performance Boost
Intel is gearing up to make a significant impact in the graphics card market with its upcoming Arc Battlemage GPU. The new graphics card, based on Intel’s Xe2 architecture, is designed to deliver a substantial performance boost over its predecessors, positioning Intel as a strong competitor to NVIDIA and AMD.…
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Chinese Companies Double NVIDIA RTX 40 Series VRAM for AI Workloads
NVIDIA‘s popular GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards are getting a significant upgrade in China, where companies are doubling their VRAM to enhance performance for AI workloads. These modified GPUs, including the GeForce RTX 4090D with 48GB of memory and the GeForce RTX 4080 Super with 32GB, are being offered…
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JEDEC Officially Publishes The GDDR7 Memory Standard
JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the global leader in development of standards for the microelectronics industry, has announced the publication of JESD239 Graphics Double Data Rate SGRAM, GDDR7 memory. GDDR7 Memory Standard The new GDDR7 memory standard will offer double the bandwidth of GDDR6 with speeds reaching up to 192…
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GDDR6 VRAM Prices Have Dropped, Will We See Cheaper GPUs?
Due to lowering demand for graphics cards, GDDR6 VRAM prices have plummeted raising the question of whether these lower prices will be reflected in GPUs. GDDR6 Prices At Their Lowest As reported by Tomshardware prices for an 8GB IC of GDDR6 memory have dropped to $3.364 which is roughly $27…
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European PC Retailers Confirm 8GB VRAM RTX 4060 and Ti
The debate over how much VRAM is needed in this day and age is ongoing and further adding fuel to that fire is the 4060 and 4060 Ti which appear to have been confirmed by PC retailers to feature 8GB of VRAM in MSI pre-built listings. 8GB VRAM Confirmed By…
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Gamers With 3GB Graphics Cards Locked Out of Halo Infinite
Bad news for budget gamers still rocking a 1060 3GB, unfortunately, you can’t play Halo Infinite anymore after the recent Season 3 Update Echoes Within. Bad News For Budget Gamers Halo Infinites official minimum requirements were for cards with >4GB of VRAM and specifically the GTX 1050ti or AMD RX…
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Geforce RTX 4070 May Get Multiple Memory Options
New rumours surrounding the Nvidia RTX 4070 specifically the Gigabyte models of these cards have surfaced surrounding the amount of memory they may contain. Following a report from VideoCardz, Gigabyte has supposedly listed 6 new RTX 4070 models featuring 10GB, 12GB and 16GB of VRAM. Listed on the page were…
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AMD Radeon RX 7900XT to Feature 20GB of GDDR6 VRAM?
In a little over a week’s time (November 3rd) AMD is expected to formally announce the launch of its new Radeon 7000 series of graphics cards. Now, admittedly, the Radeon 6000 series didn’t prove to be anywhere near as popular with consumers as the Nvidia 30XX platform (You only have…
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Benchmark Suggests Nvidia 4080 16GB is About 30% Faster than the 12GB Variant!
With the Nvidia 4090 release now officially out of the way, next on the agenda is the 4080 16GB and 12GB graphics cards which are set to release at some point later this month (or maybe November – Nvidia was somewhat vague on the subject). – Ever since the GPUs…
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