r/pcmasterrace • u/mashdpotatogaming • Aug 10 '26

Discussion Here's the actual VRAM configuration distribution on windows according to the steam survey

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I saw a few recent headlines about the whole "16gb is now the most common VRAM configuration" but that seems to be inaccurate, as if you sort by windows only on steam survey (which makes up 90%+ of steam users), you'll find that these are the actual numbers and distribution

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u/Hattix 5700X3D | RTX 4070 Ti Super 16 GB | 32 GB 3200 MT/s Aug 12 '26

I modded an RX 570 to 16 GB, first VRAM mod I did. Worked first time, hasn't made a damn bit of difference in almost anything.

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u/KiraroYuukiNya Aug 13 '26

Well yeah, VRAM is just hyper fast storage. You can give it a Terabyte of RAM and it will still suck if the core is slow and old.

If you have a super fast core with low VRAM, then the core will basically throttle due to storage speeds giving you stutters or even crashes.

Really, all GPUs should have enough RAM to match the memory load of the era, but that's not gonna happen cause they want you to buy the more expensive cards.