Subj : Redfall threatens to guzzle 32GB of RAM on PC  but dont panic
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Apr 28 2023 17:45:03

Redfall threatens to guzzle 32GB of RAM on PC  but dont panic

Date:
Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:35:35 +0000

Description:
Noticed the trend of cutting-edge games requiring 32GB of system memory? Do 
you really need that much RAM?

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The PC system requirements for open world shooter Redfall have just been 
revealed, and theres an ask for 32GB of system RAM here which may raise more 
than a few eyebrows. 

Especially considering that this is the third PC game in a very short space 
of time (just over a week) to demand 32GB, at least in some form. The other 
two being Diablo 4 and Firmament (an adventure from the maker of Myst). 

There certainly seems to be a RAM trend being underlined of late, then, but 
before you go thinking that your 16GB gaming PC cant hack it and needs a 
memory upgrade pronto, dont panic  not just yet. 

Lets break things down a little here. The hardware requirements for Redfall 
do indeed ask for 32GB of RAM , but thats on the ultra spec. Sadly, we arent 
told exactly what that means (yet), but clearly, its about maxing stuff  
possibly at 4K resolution? Time will tell. 

 Diablo 4 just revealed its system specs too , and the stipulation for 32GB 
of RAM came with the Ultra 4K spec, meaning max details at 4K resolution. 

Firmament calls for 32GB of RAM as part of its recommended spec, but the dev 
has a caveat  that this is to let those looking for max details, or playing 
in VR, know what they might need at most. The developer says the adventure 
game will run just fine on a gaming PC with 16GB of RAM. Devil in the 
graphics details (and res) 

To sum up this very recent trio of 32GB demands  which follows the likes of 
Hogwarts Legacy (32GB for ultra details or 4K) and Forspoken (ultra)  they 
are all about running the game at top details (often 4K), and possibly being 
very cautious about niche use cases (VR). 

Most people arent gaming on a 4K display, lets face it. Indeed, looking at 
the latest Steam hardware survey its 2% of gamers running at 4K resolution 
(or 3% from the survey before, which was more reliable for reasons we discuss 
here if you want to go off on a tangent). Whatever the case, its just a few 
percent, or a drop in the gaming ocean really. 

How many gaming rigs have 32GB of RAM? 15% going by that previous survey (as 
mentioned, were regarding Februarys survey as more accurate). Not far off one 
in seven gaming rigs, in other words  which is just why game developers can 
hardly get carried away with asking for 32GB of system RAM. Not if they want 
their games to run on the majority of PCs. 

For the moment, 16GB of RAM remains a robust amount, and indeed the 
recommended spec for Redfall and the high spec for Diablo 4 (which can cope 
with 8GB on its minimum spec, incidentally). 

As mentioned, though, these 32GB mentions increasingly popping up is a signal 
for the future, and that certainly if youre buying a new rig  looking at 
years of gaming ahead  this is the spec you want to go for. Dont get 16GB in 
that case, if you can at all help it, because you want to future-proof 
yourself with a new PC, and the cost difference in doubling up to 32GB really 
isnt all that much these days.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/redfall-threatens-to-guzzle-32gb-of-ram-on-pc-b
ut-dont-panic


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