Doom Has Come for Nvidia’s Graphics Cards, After All

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Don't think 8GB is enough VRAM for a GPU in 2026? Then you won't like Nvidia's rumored new production strategy

Nvidia rumor suggests a focus on 8GB GPUs in near future, with RTX 5060 Ti 16GB sidelined in favor of lesser model.

The latest graphics cards are all increasing in price, but it's a bloodbath for those that have 16 GB or more of VRAM

So either face the storm now or ride it out for a year or so.
TweakTown

NVIDIA and Microsoft could reduce VRAM consumption in games by up to 90%

TL;DR: NVIDIA's Neural Texture Compression (NTC) combined with Microsoft's DirectX Raytracing 1.2 significantly reduces VRAM usage by up to 90%, improving game performance and lowering hardware costs.

AMD is fighting to "maintain prices" for its graphics cards despite VRAM shortage, but I'll believe it when I see it

"Trying to work with" its graphics card manufacturer partners, AMD is hoping to keep a lid on GPU price hikes amid RAM ...
TweakTown

Intel Arc Pro B70 with 32GB of VRAM reportedly launching in Q1 2026 with no gaming variant

Intel has reportedly paused its plans for a gaming-focused 'Big Battlemage' Intel Arc B770 GPU in favor of the Intel Arc Pro ...
ExtremeTech

Nvidia's Neural Textures Are a VRAM Game Changer

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eTeknix

The VRAM Lie: Why Graphics Cards Now NEED More Memory Than Ever

The VRAM crisis is complicated by a technological counter-force too: AI upscaling and Frame Generation. This introduces a fascinating paradox, a tug-of-war for memory space on the GPU. On the one hand ...
PC Gamer

Getting Half-Life 2 to work on 8 MB of VRAM means turning it into an eerily befitting voidscape: 'there were absolutely no effects left'

Hardware The name's still Bond but at least everything is right this time, as 007 First Light's devs have corrected their system requirements after 'an internal ...
Game Rant

Nvidia Reportedly Ends Production on One of Its Current GPUs

Tech giant Nvidia reportedly stops production of one of its current RTX 50 series graphics cards, and the ongoing RAM crisis ...
eTeknix

The VRAM Lie: Why Graphics Cards Now NEED More Memory Than Ever

To truly grasp why your powerful new GPU is suddenly choking on VRAM, we must look at the convergence of five powerful technological and economic forces that have created this crisis simultaneously.