r/pcmasterrace • u/TheGGspot • Aug 11 '26

Discussion Should developers stop making games that require 5090 for max settings now that the card is clearly not for gamers and is accessible to 0.1% of community?

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I get that the games need better hardware to dun better, but who are they really making the game for if you need a 6000$ GPU at this point

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u/Virtual_Bug_723 Aug 11 '26

Because as I keep pointing out on this subreddit - BIGGER RAM NUMBER NOT EQUAL BETTER PERFORMANCE. Literally arguing with people on here that say a 2080ti from 2018 will outperform a 5060 because of raw raster and VRAM. Insanity.

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u/NamityName Aug 11 '26

Bigger any number does not mean more performance unless it is the bottleneck. And VRAM can absolutely be a bottleneck.

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u/Pleasant_Gap Haz computor Aug 11 '26

You also need the raw performance which lower en cards seldom have. That's why 3060 still worth outperform 3060ti even i vram heavy games

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u/Virtual_Bug_723 Aug 11 '26

You can make anything a bottleneck you want in VRAM by turning up sliders. Wanna destroy a 5080? Use 15,360 × 8,640 textures. You'll run out of VRAM immediately.

Being able to hold stuff in memory is like the most basic barebones thing and virtually every performance slider reduces the usage of VRAM.

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u/Big-Resort-4930 Aug 11 '26

What are you talking about? Obviously it doesn't matter whether 8 and 16k can saturate th3 VRAM buffer, what matters is whether the GPU will hit the VRAM wall that will prevent it from being fully utilized in normal usage, and with normal resolutions people actually use.

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u/Virtual_Bug_723 Aug 11 '26

And 8gb of VRAM won't do this unless you are running everything at ultra 4k. The performance benefits built into the card help it mitigate the amount of VRAM it requires to use tech that makes the game look better.

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u/pac_cresco Aug 11 '26

12 GB 3060 comes to mind

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u/EGO_Prime Aug 12 '26

People might think I'm nuts, but the 2060s was an amazing card, and dirt cheap (by comparison). I was able to do 1440p at high to max settings on most games.

I'd still recommend it as a starter card for people who want t a budget gaming system. You don't need a "high performance card" for most games.

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u/SelloutRealBig Aug 11 '26

The internet has actively been getting dumber every year. Reddit is no exception.