4K gaming has been the buzz of the industry for quite some time now. The mid-cycle refreshes of the eighth-generation consoles promised 4K gaming. But, that came with a lot of compromises like dynamic resolution, low framerates, and a bad overall experience. But with the introduction of the very powerful PS5 and the Xbox Series X, 4K gaming is completely real. But, what is the story on the PC side of things?
What Does 2160p Gaming Need?
UHD gaming needs some high-end hardware. But, why? This is because rendering a 2160p scene involves rendering 4 times the number of frames as compared to FHD. This, the computer has to work 4 times as hard. This can bring performance down by a huge margin. Performance can get halved in the best case scenarios, to straight-up unplayable in the worst.
What Role Does the Graphics Card and VRAM Play in 4K Gaming?
The graphics card is tasked with most of the heavy lifting when it comes to gaming. And, the VRAM is thus its chief resource while handling the huge highly detailed environments of modern AAA titles. Thus, faster VRAM should mean better performance. In reality, however, the performance of graphics cards depends on a lot of factors.
A graphics card is built of several parts. All of these parts contribute to its overall performance. This includes the graphics processing core in it to even the speeds of the individual buses connecting the lanes.
And when it comes to 4K gaming, all of these parts contribute to the overall experience.
While being the newest tech on the market, GDDR6 does have a few advantages over the older technology, we can not confirm whether a card will be enough for 4K gaming just because it has GDDR6 memory.
Let us take a couple of examples. The GTX 1080 Ti, a card based on GDDR5X will give more frames in 4K as compared to the GTX 1650 Super, a card with GDDR6 memory.
This, look out for the full spec list and several benchmarks while considering any graphics card. And while GDDR6 is the most powerful tech in the world concerning graphics memory standards, cards with some older technologies can defeat some entry-level GDDR6 GPUs in the market.
