vram vs system ram

[pinksnowmanshandle]

So I currently have 8GB of system ram installed. It can be painful at times.
However, I am curious. What would my best balance be going with?
More vram or more system ram?
Mainly I ask this because I know Just Cause 3 is a system ram hog because of how it manages textures and stuff and I can picture just cause 4 being even more ram hungry.

 

So I wonder would my 4GB RX 470 be enough and maybe consider 16GB or 32GB of system ram or should I go with 16GB of system ram and aim for 6GB or 8GB of vram?

[Enderman]

16GB system is ideal.

Vram will depend on what settings and resolution you're trying to run your game at.

4 is probably enouh for 1080p or 1440p.

[pinksnowmanshandle]

4 minutes ago, Enderman said:

16GB system is ideal.

Vram will depend on what settings and resolution you're trying to run your game at.

4 is probably enouh for 1080p or 1440p.

Well like I said just cause 3 was a ram hungry game so I don't expect any less from just cause 4

[Guest]

16GB of RAM is plenty

 

When it comes to vram:

 

1080p: minimum 4GB

1440p: minimum 6GB

 

[Sakkura]

JC3 may push a system with 8GB system RAM pretty close to running out, but with 16GB there should be more than plenty for JC4. Even if it uses a couple gigs more (which would be a hefty increase) it would be far from hitting 16GB.

[JoostinOnline]

I suggest you keep HWMonitor running in the background for awhile if you want to see how your resources are being utilized.

[pinksnowmanshandle]

3 hours ago, Konrad_K said:

16GB of RAM is plenty

 

When it comes to vram:

 

1080p: minimum 4GB

1440p: minimum 6GB

 

 

3 hours ago, Sakkura said:

JC3 may push a system with 8GB system RAM pretty close to running out, but with 16GB there should be more than plenty for JC4. Even if it uses a couple gigs more (which would be a hefty increase) it would be far from hitting 16GB.

 

2 hours ago, JoostinOnline said:

I suggest you keep HWMonitor running in the background for awhile if you want to see how your resources are being utilized.

 

4 hours ago, Enderman said:

16GB system is ideal.

Vram will depend on what settings and resolution you're trying to run your game at.

4 is probably enouh for 1080p or 1440p.

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