Normally, we mainly look at the graphics card and the processor, but not the RAM. The reality is that the CPU takes the longest to become “stale” because with a 2 core 4 thread CPU you should be able to play games at 1080p without issue.
You may be running out of RAM
Generally, when we look at the minimum requirements and recommend, we look at the graphics card and the processor. Where we don’t pay attention is in the RAM memory, because we consider it unimportant. The truth is that this is a big mistake, since games start to require a fairly high minimum RAM memory and in recommended it can be doubled.
Currently, whether for browsing, office automation or games, the Minimum what a computer should have 8 GB of RAM memory. Note that in this component, the processor stores information that it may need later for a specific task. We can see this with Google Chrome, which typically takes up 80-90% of a system with 8GB of RAM.
Games also require storing data for later and in many cases at least 8 GB of RAM is already required. But it’s minimumit’s starting to be normal to see 16 GB of RAM memory in those recommended. So anyone with less than 16GB, regardless of the quality of their graphics card, could be faced with the game not moving as expected. We may need to lower the resolution or graphics quality to be able to move the game smoothly.
If you have 8GB DDR4 RAM, you can only have one module, so you can buy another equal module. You may not know the specs or remember them, but there is a solution. tools like Specie or AIDA64 They will tell us the manufacturer, the frequencies and the number of RAM memory modules that we have in our equipment.
Maybe the graphics card is outdated
It is possible that our graphics card is powerful and can really rock the game. The limitation, in many cases, is related to the amount of VRAM memory on the graphics card. Many developers are starting to suggest 8GB VRAM on graphics cards for smooth gameplay.
you can have one NVIDIA GTX 1060for example, who had 6 GB of VRAM. It really is an excellent graphics card that should have no problem, per power, in moving any game. Also, it’s safe to say that the graphics will move the game, but it’s going to have to perform quality adjustments to get a good frame rate.
What to keep in mind is that minimum requirementswhich are always much lower than those recommended, They involve sacrifice. We normally talk about graphics quality cuts, while the recommended ones tend to focus on 1080p playback at high graphics quality. So we still have to change the graphics card if we want to continue enjoying the games.
A good way to find out if we can move the game with our PC is through the website Can you run it? This website will tell us if our computer, and in particular the graphics card, meets the minimum and recommended standards indicated by the developer of the game.
