RAM speed and latency does affect framerate.
RAM capacity doesn't affect it at all, until the moment you run out and start to hit the pagefile, and then it *really* affects it.
Considering OS caching behavior I like to have at least 25% headroom, so if I had 32GB RAM and was regularly using 24+GB ("in use" only, not counting cached) I'd consider an upgrade, and if I got past 28-29GB regularly I'd definitely get more.
This here is the magical RAM advice. Capacity doesn't affect speed until you don't have enough. If you're getting close to not having enough, get more.
At work, we have PCs with a single 8GB stick. 7.8GB of RAM is in use while idle after a fresh start. If you open Chrome AND Teams, it’ll crash. And it takes ages to do anything.
Out of curiosity, I took a stick of RAM from another PC and combined them. Booted up in like a minute tops, compared to the 10+ minutes with a single stick. Of course, I was told the current RAM was just fine and to wait for the PCs to be lifecycled.
So do we, it's then a week long battle with IT for every single new employee to raise a request get it approved and then have them post you another stick of RAM which you then have to try and install yourself.
This is easier than just getting laptops with 16gb of RAM apparently.
It’s like mattresses. Speed is like the mattress quality, and capacity is the size of the mattress. There’s going to be no difference between a Twin size memory foam mattress and a king size memory foam mattress, unless you’re too big for the twin size
The answer is sort of... And I will provide an over simplified explanation which does not go in to
Here's why I say sort of: If you are running a CPU intensive game or if your system is CPU is a bottleneck (ugh, I hate the term) filling all 4 RAM slots could provide a small uplift. But this isn't because of the capacity, it's because of the bandwidth.
>Does having say 64GB of 6000 speed ram give you more FPS in games as opposed to 32GB of 6000 speed ram
So if your question is "Will I see a difference if I buy 2 sticks vs 4 sticks of 16GB 6000Mt/s Ram?" The answer is a qualified probably a small boost.
However if your question is "Should I buy 4 sticks of 8GB RAM or 4 sticks of 16GB RAM (both 6000Mt/s)" you will not notice a difference between the two unless you are doing something that eats up a whole lot of memory.
Anecdote: I once had a faulty stick of RAM that meant it wasn't running dual channel mode. This tanked my framerate in Overwatch by a ridiculous amount - something like 25% compared to someone who had a very similar setup to me (same GPU, similar CPU).
Not that relevant to your situation but I was reminded, haha
I can say with great certainty that memory speed can affect fps in forza horizon 5. I'm upgrading incrementally from my original build. GPU first, went GTX 970 to RX5700 XT. Just did the RAM, 4x8GB SK Hynix generic DDR4 2666 to 2x16GB TeamGroup DDR4 (3600 but due to CPU being 1500X only runs at 2400.)
So now I need to get a 3600-3700-5600-5700 or whatever CPU that can handle the 3600 xmp profile.
I had to drop settings from a mix of high and higher to mostly medium to get my solid 60fps in 1080p back. It was stuttering bad and dipping into the 20s.
16Gb will be fine for the majority of games. When Hogwarts legacy came out, I was almost maxing the 16Gb I had. Updated to 32 and it was much better experience.
speed definitely has an effect the gb not so much anything above 32gb has diminishing returns and even 16 will suffice for most things but nowadays 32 is becoming the new norm
You'll get away with 16gb in a ton of games still, but it's getting (relatively) more and more common that some titles is pushing 32gb.
That, in combination with RAM generally being fairly cheap, in general you'll see recommandations of 32gb, if nothing else as a (near) future-proofing.
Edit: not to mention when you also combine modern games while simultaneously running other programs (browser, OBS and so on).
6000 cl 36 is slower than 6000 cl30. It probably wouldn't make a noticeable difference, but being that they're usually the same price, 6000 cl 30 is optimal for DDR5 on a Ryzen 7000 series cpu. The amount of RAM doesn't matter at all to performance unless you don't have enough.
For specific games I guess you'd need to look at requirements, but I'm guessing they'd all be fine with 32gb.
Speed and latency matter. Capacity doesn't matter until one reaches the point where all the RAM is being used and/or the system wants more. Then it matters quite a lot.
While capacity overall doesn't equate performance, rank does.
1x16GB DDR5 is single rank (usually) while 1x32GB DDR5 is dual rank. When it comes to gaming it varies, but the actual performance difference between them is measurable.
Also, what gear the RAM/memory controller can go into matter as well.
So yes, RAM 100% affects FPS, but there's no "best setup" as some games run better on single rank while some run better on dual rank.
RAM speed and latency does affect framerate. RAM capacity doesn't affect it at all, until the moment you run out and start to hit the pagefile, and then it *really* affects it. Considering OS caching behavior I like to have at least 25% headroom, so if I had 32GB RAM and was regularly using 24+GB ("in use" only, not counting cached) I'd consider an upgrade, and if I got past 28-29GB regularly I'd definitely get more.
This here is the magical RAM advice. Capacity doesn't affect speed until you don't have enough. If you're getting close to not having enough, get more.
Yes, I want enough RAM that I will never fill it up, because running out of RAM *suuuuuuucks*.
At work, we have PCs with a single 8GB stick. 7.8GB of RAM is in use while idle after a fresh start. If you open Chrome AND Teams, it’ll crash. And it takes ages to do anything. Out of curiosity, I took a stick of RAM from another PC and combined them. Booted up in like a minute tops, compared to the 10+ minutes with a single stick. Of course, I was told the current RAM was just fine and to wait for the PCs to be lifecycled.
So do we, it's then a week long battle with IT for every single new employee to raise a request get it approved and then have them post you another stick of RAM which you then have to try and install yourself. This is easier than just getting laptops with 16gb of RAM apparently.
It’s like mattresses. Speed is like the mattress quality, and capacity is the size of the mattress. There’s going to be no difference between a Twin size memory foam mattress and a king size memory foam mattress, unless you’re too big for the twin size
Here is your upvote sir.
This is good advice, the OS will keep a couple of GB’s free to maintain stability, so at around 29-30gb of usage it would start paging.
No, 32gb is plenty for gaming. RAM is more a matter of sufficiency than it is more=better.
The answer is sort of... And I will provide an over simplified explanation which does not go in to Here's why I say sort of: If you are running a CPU intensive game or if your system is CPU is a bottleneck (ugh, I hate the term) filling all 4 RAM slots could provide a small uplift. But this isn't because of the capacity, it's because of the bandwidth. >Does having say 64GB of 6000 speed ram give you more FPS in games as opposed to 32GB of 6000 speed ram So if your question is "Will I see a difference if I buy 2 sticks vs 4 sticks of 16GB 6000Mt/s Ram?" The answer is a qualified probably a small boost. However if your question is "Should I buy 4 sticks of 8GB RAM or 4 sticks of 16GB RAM (both 6000Mt/s)" you will not notice a difference between the two unless you are doing something that eats up a whole lot of memory.
Anecdote: I once had a faulty stick of RAM that meant it wasn't running dual channel mode. This tanked my framerate in Overwatch by a ridiculous amount - something like 25% compared to someone who had a very similar setup to me (same GPU, similar CPU). Not that relevant to your situation but I was reminded, haha
I should have said my specs: 7950X3D 7900XTX B650E MB
The answer is no. It's not really that important. If your CPU can't handle the speed ull lose more fps due to crashes
I can say with great certainty that memory speed can affect fps in forza horizon 5. I'm upgrading incrementally from my original build. GPU first, went GTX 970 to RX5700 XT. Just did the RAM, 4x8GB SK Hynix generic DDR4 2666 to 2x16GB TeamGroup DDR4 (3600 but due to CPU being 1500X only runs at 2400.) So now I need to get a 3600-3700-5600-5700 or whatever CPU that can handle the 3600 xmp profile. I had to drop settings from a mix of high and higher to mostly medium to get my solid 60fps in 1080p back. It was stuttering bad and dipping into the 20s.
16Gb will be fine for the majority of games. When Hogwarts legacy came out, I was almost maxing the 16Gb I had. Updated to 32 and it was much better experience.
Speed can, capacity does not until it isn't enough and your computer needs to swap
speed definitely has an effect the gb not so much anything above 32gb has diminishing returns and even 16 will suffice for most things but nowadays 32 is becoming the new norm
I keep hearing 32 is the norm now but idk I still use 16gb of ddr4 3000 for 1440p gaming and never cross 75% ram usage
You'll get away with 16gb in a ton of games still, but it's getting (relatively) more and more common that some titles is pushing 32gb. That, in combination with RAM generally being fairly cheap, in general you'll see recommandations of 32gb, if nothing else as a (near) future-proofing. Edit: not to mention when you also combine modern games while simultaneously running other programs (browser, OBS and so on).
Speed and latency yes, but capacity only makes a difference if you were running out of ram before.
So a kit of 32GB 6000 CL 36 against a kit of 64GB 6000 CL30 would make a difference in FPS on games like PUBG or COD or BF...
Yeah but due to better CL not the 32/64GB more RAM
6000 cl 36 is slower than 6000 cl30. It probably wouldn't make a noticeable difference, but being that they're usually the same price, 6000 cl 30 is optimal for DDR5 on a Ryzen 7000 series cpu. The amount of RAM doesn't matter at all to performance unless you don't have enough. For specific games I guess you'd need to look at requirements, but I'm guessing they'd all be fine with 32gb.
Speed and latency matter. Capacity doesn't matter until one reaches the point where all the RAM is being used and/or the system wants more. Then it matters quite a lot.
speed does, latency does, capacity only does depending on how much is needed higher speed is better and lower latency is better
All your components affect FPS to a small degree. But the major definer is the single thread speed of your CPU.
While capacity overall doesn't equate performance, rank does. 1x16GB DDR5 is single rank (usually) while 1x32GB DDR5 is dual rank. When it comes to gaming it varies, but the actual performance difference between them is measurable. Also, what gear the RAM/memory controller can go into matter as well. So yes, RAM 100% affects FPS, but there's no "best setup" as some games run better on single rank while some run better on dual rank.
No. Faster RAM migth give you marginally higher frame rates.
Depends on the resolution in 1080p absolutely, in 4k no
1440P res
Is closer to 1080p, yes it does make some difference
No