I Gamed on a 4GB GPU in 2026: AMD is Repeating its Worst Radeon Mistake

[LordVile95]

I wouldn't know.

If you don’t know then don’t claim something is the minimum

 

[Megalomaniac]

If you don’t know then don’t claim something is the minimum

There are more than enough negative reviews to say that.

I argue in 5090.

 

[LordVile95]

There are more than enough negative reviews to say that.

I argue in 5090.

Negative reviews saying what though? It all depends on what you play. If all you’re playing is Minecraft and DOTA do you need another more than an entry level GPU?

 

[llamapanda]

It's not a massive leap to picture consumers with the following thought process: "The GPU it came with isn't fast enough for games so I need a bigger one. This one's a 9050, so I guess I need a 9060/80/eleventy" and then spends £££ to get one. They'd not have spent a penny if the OEM card was decent enough to provide acceptable performance out of the box. So they make it as awful as they can get away with at the lowest cost while still being able to play something, anything. Everyone reading this knows not to fall for it, but it doesn't half make for good engagement.

 

[jpvalverde85]

Beyond the fact that 9050 has more potential, isnt a bad chip nor flawed, just starved, actually testing that dumpster fire 6500 XT over a 9800X3D holds little value other than academical, truth is that if it works, it should over an average machine, something like a Ryzen 3600 limited to pcie 3.0 and a couple of 8gb ram sticks at 2666, that's where it will show it's true colors.

 

[manowar51]

Micro Center near me sells GeForce GT 1030 4GB for $119. I've used less for basic 3D modeling so I bet it's more than enough.

Dental implant software will run on a 4GB 1030 but it's not the best experience. The 4GB version uses slower memory and the result in the more common software is that its choppy and not fluid like it should be, it's just a bit too weak to be a good experience for an end user spending thousands on a new CT scanner. You can get an RTX 3050 for $200-$250 and it will be rock solid, very fluid and has HDMI 2.1. The issue is most of those VRAM chips never get used. And right now, the cost of supplying the computers is spiralling so we need to try and save as much as we can where we can.

I should also mention, I said it's a shame you can't get the 4GB variant of this card. But the truth is most dental implant software only runs on Nvidia drivers. So, it's kind of moot with this Radeon card. But still I'm giving an example of a use of these GPUs that isn't gaming that doesn't need lots of expensive memory on the board.

 

[disinfect8280]

Dental implant software will run on a 4GB 1030 but it's not the best experience. The 4GB version uses slower memory and the result in the more common software is that its choppy and not fluid like it should be, it's just a bit too weak to be a good experience for an end user spending thousands on a new CT scanner. You can get an RTX 3050 for $200-$250 and it will be rock solid, very fluid and has HDMI 2.1. The issue is most of those VRAM chips never get used. And right now, the cost of supplying the computers is spiralling so we need to try and save as much as we can where we can.

I should also mention, I said it's a shame you can't get the 4GB variant of this card. But the truth is most dental implant software only runs on Nvidia drivers. So, it's kind of moot with this Radeon card. But still I'm giving an example of a use of these GPUs that isn't gaming that doesn't need lots of expensive memory on the board.

Have you tried the A400? Not a huge savings but it's something.

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[Nobina]

"it's an esports GPU" is such a cope, I can't believe someone actually typed that.