The myth that more RAM will improve the performance of a system persists. We will explain this to you.
“More RAM brings more performance”: That’s what’s behind it
True to the motto “A lot helps a lot,” some people believe that… more RAM has a positive effect on the performance of a computer. However, this is only partially correct.
- A computer needs memory (RAM) to… to temporarily store datawhich are needed to run programs and the operating system. Depending on what you use your computer for, the amount of RAM you need will vary.
- For simple office applications and some surfing, four gigabytes of RAM are just enough. If you upgrade to eight gigabytes, you can do a lot more with your device.
- For gaming, however, we recommend a little more RAM: here it should be at least 16 Gigabyte be, especially if you want to play current AAA titles.
- Photo and video editing software needs a lot of RAM, just like modern games. However, if the RAM is not available, your operating system must create a so-called paging file on the hard drive. This is significantly slower than the fast RAM, so the performance of your computer suffers enormously.
- Tipp: If you have enough RAM installed in your system, an upgrade won't help. Here it may be more worthwhile to install a new GPU or CPU.
VRAM: More power and better performance through GPU memory
It's not just the classic RAM that you should pay attention to. Modern graphics cards use the so-called dedicated graphics memory (VRAM), which is primarily necessary for gaming and performance-intensive applications.
- VRAM is one additional memory on a graphics card. Your system can do this independent from normal RAM memory to relieve the load on the PC.
- Depending on the model, the size of the VRAM ranges between two and 24 gigabytes. You should choose the GPU according to the necessary graphics memory.
- For example, do you always want the latest computer games If you want to play games with good performance, you should have a GPU at least twelve gigabytes of VRAM to use. This value keeps the swap file significantly smaller.