Don't think 8GB is enough VRAM for a GPU in 2026? Then you won't like Nvidia's rumored new production strategy

Nvidia rumor suggests a focus on 8GB GPUs in near future, with RTX 5060 Ti 16GB sidelined in favor of lesser model.

AMD is fighting to "maintain prices" for its graphics cards despite VRAM shortage, but I'll believe it when I see it

"Trying to work with" its graphics card manufacturer partners, AMD is hoping to keep a lid on GPU price hikes amid RAM ...

Nvidia is charging graphics card makers more for its GPUs, potentially sending future prices even higher, says new leak

With VRAM price rises kicking in, Nvidia has increased the amount it charges graphics card makers for its GPUs, according to ...

'Revenue per gigabyte': Nvidia's possible plan revealed as chipmaker set to reduce percentage of mid-tier RTX 50-series GPUs thanks to RAM crisis

Gigabyte CEO talks about Nvidia's GPU plan in light of the ongoing memory shortage, stating that it will "calculate how much ...

'There will be no new products in 2026': Leaker claims Nvidia won't launch new GPUs this year, and production could be cut by up to 20%

Nvidia won't have any new GPUs for 2026, rumor claims – and with an up to 20% drop in production, this year could be a ...

Update: Asus Claims It’s Not Killing Nvidia’s Cheapest GPU for 4K Gaming

The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU is Nvidia’s gateway for 4K gaming on PC. The GPU has the 16GB of VRAM necessary to support titles ...
TweakTown

NVIDIA and Microsoft could reduce VRAM consumption in games by up to 90%

TL;DR: NVIDIA's Neural Texture Compression (NTC) combined with Microsoft's DirectX Raytracing 1.2 significantly reduces VRAM usage by up to 90%, improving game performance and lowering hardware costs.
ExtremeTech

Nvidia's Neural Textures Are a VRAM Game Changer

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With the RTX 5070 Ti Reportedly Dead, the RAM Crisis Has Officially Hit Graphics Cards

Due to increased demand for hardware from AI datacenters 2026 was already going to suck for anyone looking to upgrade or ...
Digital Trends

What is GDDR7? Everything you need to know about next-gen VRAM

GDDR7 memory is the next generation of graphics card memory that is already powering some of the best graphics cards available right now. While many still use some version of GDDR6 or GDDR6X memory, ...
PC Gamer

Getting Half-Life 2 to work on 8 MB of VRAM means turning it into an eerily befitting voidscape: 'there were absolutely no effects left'

Graphics Cards 'It is basically DLSS. That’s the way graphics ought to be': Nvidia's Jensen Huang has a clear vision for the future of its gaming GPUs and is going to be all about neural rendering ...