Is 8gb enough for games in 1440p in 2024 ?

[Remeca]

I play in 1440p with my 3060ti 8gb. Usually maxed out graphics except raytracing. I'm not usually getting the full 144 fps of my monitor's refresh rate, but it's usually in the 80s to 90s in my more demanding games. With VRR it's always smooth.

 

[Ruru]

i have had greater success with sapphire cards than gigabyte. sapphire also give warranty after you replace the thermal paste unlike other manufacturers here.

They do? Damn, I've always thought that they're the best Radeon AIB, but I didn't know that.

 

[de.das.dude]

They do? Damn, I've always thought that they're the best Radeon AIB, but I didn't know that.

they did many years ago, i had sent an email contacting their support because my GPU seemed to have had a dried out TIM. So i had to go through the warranty void sticker that holds the heatsink in place.
anyhoo, i buy sapphire GPUs now. Just replaced my RX580 that i got in April 2019, this year with the 6700XT

EDIT: Damn thats 5 years, which i think is a good enough lifespan in the indian heat

 

[oxrufiioxo]

An expensive 8GB card in 2024 makes no sense grab somthing with 12-16GB min.... Honestly 10GB would be way better than 8 but there are plenty of 12-16GB cards worth buying. The 4070 you can get down to around 175w without losing any noticeable performance if that matters to you.

 

[dirtyferret]

I have some spare money i can use to upgrade my rtx 3060 i love, instead of using it for food or something else that is gone,used for the money in 2-3 weeks

4060 ti 8gb is like 70 euros cheaper than the 16gb ti and performs almost the same but you have been told that for 1440p 8gb vram is not enough for many games in 2023,2024

I know horizon zero dawn in my system with all what's running in the background (2'nd monitor) uses 10-11gb vram, thats the only high vram game i think i have

Then theres a used gtx 3060 ti (only 8gb vram), rtx 3070 also 8gb vram as well as a rtx 3070 ti

Is 8gb enough for games in 1440p in 2024

Is there anybody who buys gpu's with 8gb vram for 1440p gaming in 2024?

I have both the rtx3060 12GB and the 4060ti 8GB and the 4060ti easily outperforms the rtx3060 in 1440p games. In fact the 4060ti runs every game i toss at it at max settings 1440p and good FPS. That said I know the cards limitations also and when it no longer performs up to my desired performance I will replace it or regulate it to the RTX 3060 system and sell that card.

 

[Vayra86]

I have both the rtx3060 12GB and the 4060ti 8GB and the 4060ti easily outperforms the rtx3060 in 1440p games. In fact the 1440p runs every game i toss at it at max settings 1440p and good FPS. That said I know the cards limitations also and when it no longer performs up to my desired performance I will replace it or regulate it to the RTX 3060 system and sell that card.

Well sure but if you're on a 3060 now... it might outperform, but this is not worth spending money on relative to a much higher performance offered by something in the 7800XT range. A 4060ti 8GB costs what, 375-400 bucks? Just add 20-25% to the budget and get something that isn't going to struggle with anything. You can then struggle on a few things, a few years down the line, instead of concluding the 4060ti has already gone obsolete.

 

[#22]

Ah, so everything is subjective. I see. Very cool. This is probably one of the dumbest things I have read on this fine forum and I am not even exaggerating. Please go touch grass.
By the way, I can actually explain each of my “subjective” points from an objective POV, such as a GPU cooler being objectively fine if it’s quiet (and everything below 30db measured IS) and cool (again, if it’s not even close to hitting AMDs thermal limit it is OBJECTIVELY cool enough). But I guess that too would be a subjective take.
Hell on earth, I finally understand why @Assimilator is always so brusque, this IS exhausting.

You still don' get it and that's why I proposed you to divide things into facts and subjective opinions. Your posts show that people like you should definitely stay away from trying hard to form something sentenced to be more or less failed as "objective opinion". Even your explanations above show it. When the thing is damn simple - anybody would find worth or not paying given premium for card having e.g. cooler better as numbers show. It looks like you also don't know that these numbers would be different with any other pc setup, so man pay only known money for a card with somehow better cooler. And there you talk about 30 dB(A) being quiet or not hitting thermal limit - I hope that now you get it all and won't bother me again with explaining you simple things you seem seeing like participating in some philosophical debate

i have had greater success with sapphire cards than gigabyte. sapphire also give warranty after you replace the thermal paste unlike other manufacturers here.

BTW fans Giga uses in 4070 WINDFORCE 2X OC 12G are sleeve bearing, so good luck with longevity. On the other hand maybe they still give option to add forth year of warranty, but I simply wouldn't want bottom of the barrel card.

 

[dirtyferret]

A 4060ti 8GB costs what, 375-400 bucks?

I got mine for $299, at full price I would have passed

 

[RobertR]

Short answer: no, 8GB is no longer enough - and it hasn't been for some time now.

I got my RTX 4070 pretty much for the 12GB VRAM... and 1440P with "Ultra" settings is my "sweet spot".

I really like 1440P, both for gaming and as a dev monitor - and with 32"! I really wish more people would try this combination (2560x1440 @ 32") as there really aren't a huge number of choices for this combination, especially if you also demand HDR.

To be "subjective", 4K res on 32" makes pixels way small, while 4K gaming demands huge power-hungry cards, and 4K on 27" is just, well, small... 32" is just right, but really, try 1440P at this size - you won't go back!

 

[wolf]

Buying new today? get more than 8GB at that price tier, for certain.

 

[Dr. Dro]

As long as you keep settings to medium yes

as for AMD, you get what you pay for, they're cheaper for a reason

 

[Legacy Ivy Terascale]

if it's 2x4GB maybe not
if it's 1x8GB , yes add another module , preferably identical

 

[Remeca]

if it's 2x4GB maybe not
if it's 1x8GB , yes add another module , preferably identical

VRAM. Not RAM.

 

[nomdeplume]

VRAM. Not RAM.

Even better, you can AI (artificially inseminate) RAM instead of downloading it.

 

[AleXXX666]

I have some spare money i can use to upgrade my rtx 3060 i love, instead of using it for food or something else that is gone,used for the money in 2-3 weeks

4060 ti 8gb is like 70 euros cheaper than the 16gb ti and performs almost the same but you have been told that for 1440p 8gb vram is not enough for many games in 2023,2024

I know horizon zero dawn in my system with all what's running in the background (2'nd monitor) uses 10-11gb vram, thats the only high vram game i think i have

Then theres a used gtx 3060 ti (only 8gb vram), rtx 3070 also 8gb vram as well as a rtx 3070 ti

Is 8gb enough for games in 1440p in 2024

Is there anybody who buys gpu's with 8gb vram for 1440p gaming in 2024?

YES, I've happily played with 3070 at 2K@144 Hz monitor and never suffered lack of VRAM. If game is unoptimized sh*t then you can get 4090 and still have "low fps considering gpu power".

It... depends. I upgraded from my 3070 because I was frustrated with the low amount of vram when trying to play the last of us. That being said, many games do still work fine at 8gb, and if you're okay with turning down settings (especially textures) that can help, and so can using dlss.

Mind you though, if you already have a 3060.. maybe it would be worth holding onto it for a bit longer and saving for a 4070/super or even waiting until next gen. The 4060 ti isn't that great at either capacity.

if i were you i'd be frustrated with unoptimized game, because graphics is far away from at least cp2077 quality to demand a lot of vram lol.

 

[iameatingjam]

if i were you i'd be frustrated with unoptimized game, because graphics is far away from at least cp2077 quality to demand a lot of vram lol.

Fair, it was pretty unoptimized at launch. The thing is... it was a game I wanted to play and cyberpunk is not. And it is far from the only game that has this problem. You think its unreasonable to want to avoid situations like that by just having a better card with more vram?

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Speaking for myself: Textures are the LAST thing I want to have to compromise on. Throw out bigger bar better and take a moment to consider the same card with both 16GB and 8GB. Now in order to produce an indistinguishable gameplay experience in modern AAA that eat vram, you will end up with the same settings. With the exception of one, that's right, textures. The 16GB card can produce the same experience but with superior visual fidelity. SMDH at suggesting anyone buy a BNIB card at $300 U.S. and above where rule one is living with reduced texture quality.

 

[dgianstefani]

4070 is the point where PC gaming starts to make sense IMO.

AMD cards and lower NVIDIA cards, might as well just get a Steam Deck OLED and/or a console. You're going to get similar image quality with less hassle. If you desire higher than 60 FPS, pay up. The Arc A770 is also a reasonable choice if you don't mind the power draw, and you can use XeSS instead of FSR which is nice.

If you're happy with 1080p or play CPU limited games of which there's many popular ones, the 4060 is pretty solid. But there's conditions. It's not good at everything at 1440p.

DLSS makes 8 GB tolerable at 1440p. DLAA for if you have the resources to render natively.

The fact you can find 4070 cards for less than $550 makes buying cheaper than that a real poor economic choice, considering PCs for less than $1k are possible with a 4070. If you don't have $1k, buy second hand.

 

[gasolin]

But can a 4060 ti 16 gb have superior visual fidelity than the 8gb card ?

Meaning memory bus is only 128 bit, memory bus on a rtx 3060 12gb is 192bit, i think it might struggle because of that, when the 16 gb card is using more than 8gb vram and really struggles,having a hard time using 12 gb vram or more, if you happen to have a game that uses that much vram

 

[dgianstefani]

But can a 4060 ti 16 gb have superior visual fidelity than the 8gb card ?

Meaning memory bus is only 128 bit, memory bus on a rtx 3060 12gb is 192bit, i think it might struggle because of that, when the 16 gb card is using more than 8gb vram and really struggles,having a hard time using 12 gb vram or more, if you happen to have a game that uses that much vram

It can, but it's not a native 1440p card. There's going to be games where you get lower than 60 FPS even with the 16 GB.

The VRAM argument is always full of people saying more is needed to justify their purchases, with settings tweaks you can run almost any game with 8 GB at almost any resolution.

For example, I know for a fact I'd prefer a 3080 10 GB to a 6700XT with 12 GB. Would probably take a 4060 Ti over anything less than a 7900 class AMD card TBH. Fidelity of DLAA and the NVIDIA ecosystem is that good.

 

[gasolin]

4070 is the point where PC gaming starts to make sense IMO.

AMD cards and lower NVIDIA cards, might as well just get a Steam Deck OLED and/or a console. You're going to get similar image quality with less hassle. If you desire higher than 60 FPS, pay up. The Arc A770 is also a reasonable choice if you don't mind the power draw, and you can use XeSS instead of FSR which is nice.

If you're happy with 1080p or play CPU limited games of which there's many popular ones, the 4060 is pretty solid. But there's conditions. It's not good at everything at 1440p.

DLSS makes 8 GB tolerable at 1440p. DLAA for if you have the resources to render natively.

Power draw isn't as bad as a rx 7700 xt or even 7800 xt, if it performs better than a rtx 3060 12gb it's not a problem

The cards problems is driver isn't as good as nvidia or amd (stable)

 

[dgianstefani]

Power draw isn't as bad as a rx 7700 xt or even 7800 xt, if it performs better than a rtx 3060 12gb it's not a problem

The cards problems is driver isn't as good as nvidia or amd (stable)

The driver issues are also overblown.

 

[gasolin]

It can, but it's not a native 1440p card. There's going to be games where you get lower than 60 FPS even with the 16 GB.

I have no problems playing with my rtx 3060, i don't try to go low enough to get lets say min 144fps (Oc'ed 180 hz monitor)

But i do have games that sometimes run with under 100 fps and games at 125 fps even when it's smooth under 100fps (the crew 2 is okay even when it's limited to 60fps), wouldn't mind a little more fps to have no game running under 100 fps to get smoother gameplay (even when games basically are smooth), i never think i want a better gpu to have higher graphics

I do have some games like control that needs a little more power than a 3060 to run at 100 fps or more

 

[NixonP]

I hope I can use my 4070 8gb a while, I did just order a 34"ultra wide 1440p this morning, moving from a 1080 so I will definately have a reason to upgrade next year, I'll have to run everything at mid, if I'm lucky.

 

[dgianstefani]

I hope I can use my 4070 8gb a while, I did just order a 34"ultra wide 1440p this morning, moving from a 1080 so I will definately have a reason to upgrade next year, I'll have to run everything at mid, if I'm lucky.

4070 is 12 GB, perhaps you mean 3070.