Frank Azor, the main architect of games and game marketing solutions X (previously Twitter) Last week, in response to a game account, why AMD still offers GPU with 8 GB VRAM in 2025.
Most players still play 1080p and there are no employ in more than 8 GB of memory. Most of the WW games played are mainly Esports games. We would not build it if there was no market for it. If 8 GB is not suitable for you, it is 16 GB. The same GPU, without compromise, only memory …May 22, 2025
There are data confirming Azor’s claims – according to Steam hardware surveyOver half of the players (55.27%) play on 1080p monitors. Surveys also suggest that many people keep more budget graphic processes: one of the five best GPU among Steam users in 2025 is still somehow GTX 1650, which has only 4 GB VRAM. GPU number one from April is the RTX 4060 laptop version with 8 GB VRAM.
Limited Vram has become a little sore During the current GPU doltrums under the leadership of NVIDIA, with 8 GB, which has already turned out to be a problem in the largest, most graphically advanced games.
It is even an open question whether 5070. 12 GB VRAM is enough “future proof”, A and 379 USD MSRP 8 GB 5060 TI is a hard sales before you reach the endemic price of bloating from AIB partners.
But with USD 299 MSRP 8 GB RX 9060 XT is a different beast – which is approaching a truly budget price. Because so many players hold 1080p, and some of the largest games in the world are less demanding “e -sports”, such as Marvel’s rivals, or otherwise phenomena independent of Dark Horse, such as the first, repo and Palworld, 9060 XT schedule is shaped to be a 8 GB card, which has good sense, on the more exorbitant side of the budget. “
Azora’s attitude is also in line with my personal experience in games. I have been playing 8 GB Radeon RX 6600 for several years and I have not yet met performance problems, even leading most of my games through the compatibility layer on Fedor Linux.
Most players do not need the highest class graphics processor and for some time it seemed that the whole buzz was around the more exorbitant NVIDIA cards, as well as a set of subordinate 350 USD, 1080 pens, had to be satisfied with hand-and-meal and mediocre.
These budget cards are not to be connected to high -class monitors, and people who can afford a 1440p or 4K game monitor must be realistic about the GPU, which will have to power it.
Offering budget -oriented graphic processors for those who need this option. It serves that a computer game is more accessible to those who want to play with less demanding games, such as Fortnite or Minecraft, or a treasurer of fantastic independent games and retro on PC.
If you are not in this crowd, there is always a 16 GB RX 9060 XT version, along with a lot of other 12 GB and 16 GB cards. Now the only problem is to make sure that these juicy MSRP are actually reflected in reality.
