How much VRAM do games really use in 2025?
How much do you actually need?
VRAM has been quite a contentious issue among PC enthusiasts in recent times. In the early 2010s, the amount of VRAM you'd find on your average consumer-grade graphics card was rapidly increasing with each passing generation. As graphics became more demanding, the need for a bigger VRAM buffer was obvious, so things quickly climbed from a handful of GB to well above 8.
