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Is 8GB of VRAM enough for a gaming laptop? I’ve compared 8GB VRAM and 16GB VRAM in the same gaming laptop in games at 4K, 1440p & 1080p resolutions to find out!

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References:
– HUB discussing Black Myth: Wukong VRAM usage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEP7f6OGM1U
– HUB VRAM comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx4En-2PzOU
– HUB VRAM comparison with Hogwarts texture demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh7kFgHe21k
– Rumored RTX 50 Laptop GPU specs: https://videocardz.com/newz/geforce-rtx-5060-laptop-gpu-confirmed-to-feature-gddr7-memory-and-25w-lower-tgp-than-rtx-4060

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Timestamps:
0:00 Is 8GB VRAM Enough for a Gaming Laptop?
0:16 Why VRAM is So Important
0:44 GPUs Tested
1:20 RTX 3080 = RTX 4070?
1:36 Laptops Differences – Only the VRAM
2:05 Alan Wake 2 – Where VRAM Matters Most
4:37 Frame Generation Uses More VRAM
5:22 Starfield VRAM Usage – It’s Tiny!
5:45 Cyberpunk 2077 + RT
8:28 Black Myth: Wukong – VRAM Doesn’t Matter?
10:24 Forza Horizon 5
10:56 Hogwarts Legacy – The VRAM Hog
12:44 Visual Quality Differences
13:29 Conclusion – Is 8GB VRAM Enough for Gaming Laptops?
14:24 It’s a Different Story for More Powerful Desktop GPUs
15:22 More VRAM Shouldn’t Be Expensive…
16:19 Next Gen RTX 5070 Might Not Fix the Problem
16:48 Worth Spending More for 12GB VRAM?

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