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> I am an AAA PC Gamer, but why are PC games requiring 16GB of System Memory minimum on top of 8 to 16GB of GPU Memory? I'm a console gamer but I think it's to
by someNameIG 4y ago
> I am an AAA PC Gamer, but why are PC games requiring 16GB of System Memory minimum on top of 8 to 16GB of GPU Memory?
I'm a console gamer but I think it's to do with things like textures and other game assets need to go to system RAM before GPU, so it's not quite as efficient as they unified RAM on consoles.
I think this was an issue with the PS3 vs Xbox 360. PS3 had 256MB of system and 256MB GPU, vs the 512MB unified in the 360. This resulted in memory heavy games like Skyrim running worse and having more bugs on the PS3 version
- richardjam73 4y agoWith Microsoft Direct Storage 1.1 games can stream data from SSD straight to the GPU bypassing the CPU. However games need to be written to support this feature and it will only work with DirectX 12 + Shader Model 6.0 games on Windows. So it won't work on the Steam Deck.