AMD May Be Reviving GPUs With 4GB RAM. Who's Going to Buy That?
A new RX 9050 graphics card appeared on AMD partner websites this week with 8GB of VRAM, but a since-deleted page also showed a 4GB version, Digital Foundry reports. If AMD launches the latter, it probably wouldn't be able to handle many modern games, even on the lowest of settings and resolutions. But perhaps the AI memory crisis is worse than we thought.
- ▪A new RX 9050 graphics card appeared on AMD partner websites this week with 8GB of VRAM, but a since-deleted page also showed a 4GB version, Digital Foundry reports.
- ▪If AMD launches the latter, it probably wouldn't be able to handle many modern games, even on the lowest of settings and resolutions.
- ▪But perhaps the AI memory crisis is worse than we thought.
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A new RX 9050 graphics card appeared on AMD partner websites this week with 8GB of VRAM, but a since-deleted page also showed a 4GB version, Digital Foundry reports. If AMD launches the latter, it probably wouldn't be able to handle many modern games, even on the lowest of settings and resolutions. But perhaps the AI memory crisis is worse than we thought. While there's a debate to be had about the viability of graphics cards with 8GB of VRAM in 2026 (I'd argue they're still just about worth it), less than that is not recommended. There are just too many games that need more, and if your budget is low enough to consider a 4GB card, buying secondhand is probably a better bet.But AMD may be launching a 4GB card anyway.
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