Budget
ASUS DUAL GeForce RTX 5060 OC 8GB
An 8 GB card that suits 1080p and esports games. Expect to lower texture quality in some of the most demanding recent games.
photos, specs, all 5 shops →- 8 GB GDDR7
- 1080p focus
- HDMI 2.1b
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How much VRAM do you need for gaming? 8, 12 or 16 GB explained
VRAM is the memory on your graphics card, and when a game needs more than the card has, you get stutter even if the average frame rate looks fine. Textures, screen resolution and features like ray tracing all eat into it.
Pick a resolution and settings in the interactive to see a rough VRAM budget against 8, 12 and 16 GB cards, then learn which size fits your screen and budget.
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Sweet spot
ASUS DUAL Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB grafische kaart
Gives you 16 GB, so high textures at 1440p have room to breathe without the stutter of a full memory budget.
photos, specs, all 4 shops →- 16 GB VRAM
- 1440p ready
- Ray tracing
Step up
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G grafische kaart
A faster chip that keeps the same generous 16 GB, for higher resolutions, ray tracing and keeping the card useful for years.
photos, specs, all 5 shops →- 16 GB VRAM
- 1440p / 4K
- Ray tracing
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