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1336 points davikr | 2 comments | 12 Nov 25 17:59 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Ekaros ◴[12 Nov 25 18:15 UTC] No.45903653[source]▶
>RAM 16GB DDR5 + 8GB GDDR6 VRAM

Hmm. Not that it is big deal, but I would be somewhat worried about true longevity with the VRAM. Not sure if SteamOS helps there, but on PC some new titles are going over the 8GB VRAM.

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hs86 ◴[12 Nov 25 19:16 UTC] No.45904774[source]▶
Not sure how heavy SteamOS is, but wouldn't modern games actually prefer a flipped memory configuration? So, 8 GB RAM and 16 GB VRAM would make this a more 'balanced' gaming appliance. But it is advertised as a general purpose PC, so 8 GB RAM wouldn't be enough.
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Yokolos ◴[12 Nov 25 20:18 UTC] No.45905902[source]▶
8GB just isn't enough for modern AAA games. Battlefield 6, probably the most highly optimized AAA game to have come out in the past few years, still has a 16GB RAM minimum and Arc Raiders, which is also incredibly optimized, still has a 12GB minimum. Games are only going to become more resource hungry from here, so 8GB in early 2026 would be a terrible idea.
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1. cheema33 ◴[12 Nov 25 21:44 UTC] No.45907196[source]▶
> most highly optimized AAA game to have come out in the past few years, still has a 16GB RAM minimum.

Are you talking about VRAM or system RAM? Steam machine has 16GB of system RAM and is expandable. VRAM is limited to 8GB.

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2. Yokolos ◴[12 Nov 25 23:25 UTC] No.45908360[source]▶
I'm talking about RAM. Otherwise I would've written VRAM. I was replying to a comment saying it would be better if the Steam Machine had 8GB of RAM and 16GB of VRAM.