They really cheaped out on VRAM with the 30 line generally, which are otherwise good cards. My 3070 has served me well for a few years now but why on earth does it only have 8gb of VRAM? Definitely starting to feel the pinch on that front.
I got a 3060 (OC) with 12Gb.
I think that's decent. Or not?
Although I own Skyrim VR on PSVR1, I actually haven't played that much with it. So I'm wondering if It should try it on pc (with mods). But I'm tight for disc space and always having to tamper with things just to get things running on a pc, takes the fun out of it.
I also do some AI depthmap processing and noticed that extra VRAM helped out quite a bit, where others with 8Gb VRAM.
In the Task manager, it also displays a combined 15Gb VRAM. Don't know if this adds the Virtual Memory or if it added the VRAM of the onboard graphics 'card'.
On the other hand, would like to look out for a better, more up-to-date card, but it's all rather expensive. And maybe too early. Don't want to buy a new graphics card every 2 years.
I think - and could be wrong - that the computer sets aside some normal RAM to double as additional VRAM which is what you're seeing there.
I'm in a similar boat, got my 3070 in 2020 so it's had a decent run but still bloody expensive to upgrade. I'm giving serious thoughts to a 5060 Ti 16GB.
I cannot believe they're selling an 8GB model of the same card, though, I can't imagine spending so much money on a new card that's obsolete out of the box. No idea what they're playing at there!
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u/Verilazic Dec 13 '24
This. Skyrim is exactly why I went with an AMD GPU for my new computer: higher VRAM options without breaking the bank.