Will an upgrade from 6GB to 8GB ram increase my FPS in GTA V?

[Arenjames]

I have an upgraded Acer V5 473G Ultrabook and I've notice that my page file usage shown in MSI Afterburner reached 7GB+ when playing GTA V. Currently I usually get 50-60 FPS on medium settings but with occassional FPS drops and stutters to 30-40 FPS. Will upgrading my ram from 6GB to 8GB reduce or get rid of the occasional FPS drops and stutterings? Is it worth the upgrade? Thanks in advance.

Acer V5 473G Specs:

Intel core i5 4200u (dual core i5? what the heck?)
Nvidia GT 740M (64 bit edition? bloody nora!)
6GB Ram (upgrading to 8GB soon when recommended)
500GB HDD (albeit 5400 revolutions per minute, *facepalm*)  

[ZetZet]

No. Your problem is gpu. It's crap.

[Arenjames]

No. Your problem is gpu. It's crap.

Yeah I know, But still it's running 50-60 FPS at 768p resolution. I may have a bulky MSI gaming laptop for my home use but that Acer laptop is my daily driver for work since it has great battery life and portability for my meetings and such. I just want to get rid of those issues so that I can play m favorite game, GTA V perfectly in my free time at the office.

[runit3]

Yeah I know, But still it's running 50-60 FPS at 768p resolution. I may have a bulky MSI gaming laptop for my home use but that Acer laptop is my daily driver for work since it has great battery life and portability for my meetings and such. I just want to get rid of those issues so that I can play m favorite game, GTA V perfectly in my free time at the office.

Imagining you killing hookers and stealing cars during board meetings :lol:

 

As for the RAM, look at RAM usage while playing. If you're hitting the 6GB cap and fully saturating it then yes 8GB would be worth it. If you're hovering around 4-5GB adding more won't do a damn thing.

[Coaxialgamer]

I have an upgraded Acer V5 473G Ultrabook and I've notice that my page file usage shown in MSI Afterburner reached 7GB+ when playing GTA V. Currently I usually get 50-60 FPS on medium settings but with occassional FPS drops and stutters to 30-40 FPS. Will upgrading my ram from 6GB to 8GB reduce or get rid of the occasional FPS drops and stutterings? Is it worth the upgrade? Thanks in advance.

Acer V5 473G Specs:

Intel core i5 4200u (dual core i5? what the heck?)

Nvidia GT 740M (64 bit edition? bloody nora!)

6GB Ram (upgrading to 8GB soon when recommended)

500GB HDD (albeit 5400 revolutions per minute, *facepalm*)  

only way to know is to check ram usage with afterburner in-game

[FellTheSky]

ram helps for the stuttering, not the framerate. Check on msi afterburner how high your ram usage and pagefile usage goes while playing. If its too high ram will help with stuttering

[Arenjames]

Thanks for the response guys, The page file is around 7GB+ and ram usage is around 5.5GB below when playing GTA V. So shall I upgrade or not?

[i_build_nanosuits]

Thanks for the response guys, The page file is around 7GB+ and ram usage is around 5.5GB below when playing GTA V. So shall I upgrade or not?

no

if you want decent performance buy a new laptop or build a desktop PC...this one is hopeless.

[Arenjames]

Imagining you killing hookers and stealing cars during board meetings :lol:

 

As for the RAM, look at RAM usage while playing. If you're hitting the 6GB cap and fully saturating it then yes 8GB would be worth it. If you're hovering around 4-5GB adding more won't do a damn thing.

As a CEO, I played a couple of times with my staff when things don't get too serious or busy. But when it does I only play during my vacant or free time during office hours.

[Arenjames]

no

if you want decent performance buy a new laptop or build a desktop PC...this one is hopeless.

I already have an MSI GT72 gaming laptop. Problem is I can't bring that to work because it's an inconvenience due to it's size. Plus the battery life and portability sucks. That's why I have to bring the Acer V5 Ultrabook since it is suitable for work for it has great battery life and portability. I'll give it a day and wait for more feedback/replies from the forums. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

I already have an MSI GT72 gaming laptop. Problem is I can't bring that to work because it's an inconvenience due to it's size. Plus the battery life and portability sucks. That's why I have to bring the Acer V5 Ultrabook since it is suitable for work for it has great battery life and portability. I'll give it a day and wait for more feedback/replies from the forums. 

going from 6GB to 8GB of system memory will not improve your gaming performance, at this point you are 100% limited by your graphics horsepower.

If you need the RAM to open more stuff at once or if you do work that require more than 6GB then it might be worth it, but for gaming it's not.