5 Things to Know About RAM and Game Loading Speeds

More RAM does not speed up game loading Loading times depend on how fast your storage transfers data into RAM, not how much RAM you have. Adding more RAM beyond what the game needs won’t make that transfer faster.

16GB is enough for any modern game No current game requires more than 16GB of RAM to run well. Having 32GB won’t improve performance in games that already fit comfortably in 16GB.

32GB helps with multitasking and heavy mods Extra RAM is useful if you keep many Chrome tabs open while gaming, run memory-intensive mods, or play demanding titles like Microsoft Flight Simulator with max settings.

A faster SSD is the real upgrade for loading times If you want games to load faster, buy a faster SSD. NVMe drives are good, and PCIe 4.0 drives are even better.

Spend your money on what actually matters If you already have a fast SSD and 16GB of RAM, adding more RAM won’t help loading speeds. Use that extra money on a better GPU or faster storage instead.