5 Things to Know About RAM and 4K Gaming

RAM won’t boost your 4K frame rates At 4K, your GPU is almost always the bottleneck. Adding more RAM does not increase FPS.

8GB is still enough for most 4K games Even modern titles run fine on 8GB. The extra 8GB only helps if you run many background apps or play memory-heavy games like modded Cities: Skylines.

Extra RAM prevents stutters, not low FPS Going from 8GB to 16GB can reduce stuttering in demanding scenarios, but it will not raise your average frame rate.

Low FPS at 4K means upgrade your GPU If you have 8GB and poor performance, your graphics card is the issue. Spend money on a better GPU, not more RAM.

16GB is cheap insurance for new builds If building a new PC, get 16GB. It is inexpensive and future-proofs against memory-heavy games, but do not expect a magic FPS boost.