does ram really affect games this much?

Question

so on average i get around 40fps on gta 5 i have a 1060 6gb and i5 7600k. i think i should be getting double or even more, and this is on 1080p. i have 8gb ddr4 2400mhz ram but its more of 4.7 gbs cause background stuff something i can free up to 6gbs for gta v but it still gets around the same fps should i buy another 8gbs of ram?

Answer 1

If you're running the game with everything maxed out. If you're running any form of AA, then you're getting what you can reasonably expect given your specs. Make sure AA is turned off or turned down, and see what kind of FPS you get.

Answer 2

Performance is a multi-way dance.



First, the amount of RAM is important. If you don't have enough, your disk gets involved because you have to go "virtual" on any large game. Setting the video to higher density uses more RAM. You need big enough RAM or small enough image density settings to not do that. Once you reach that point that you are no longer swapping, you're done. More RAM won't help. You can find when you are at that point when Performance Monitor says you aren't swapping or paging (using virtual memory) any more.



Second, your CPU will make a difference. I don't know what GTA uses but if the game is not designed for multiple threads then the only thing that makes a difference (for the CPU) is raw CPU speed. Believe it or not, if you have a 3.2 GHz i5 and a 3.2 GHz i7, it is possible that there will be no difference between the two in terms of performance - if the game is single-threaded.



Third, your graphics card off-loads the CPU to a VERY large degree, so the polygon rate of your graphics card will make a world of difference. The other settings, because they are interpreted by the parallel processor in the card's Graphics Processor Unit (GPU), take extra computations the more you adjust them away from whatever is normal for that game and that card.



Fourth, it is unlikely to be an issue, but SOME displays are slower than others when you "paint" them and that hits the frame rate hard. If the screen can't keep up with the card, the I/O manager "stalls" things and you lose frame rate.



Fifth, some games either have a huge map area to load or they "fragment" the maps and load them only when you move to them. If you have a slow disk bus or a slow disk, you'll see a "loading bump" when you cross into a new area. If that happens, you have very little you can do. Using a solid-state disk usually makes this bump small, but SSDs have limited size and you can't load EVERY game there.



It's all a big balancing act, but that is why gaming machines are so expensive. You need a lot of fast RAM, a really fast CPU, a fast disk bus, a fast disk, a fast GPU, and a fast display. Fast does not equate to cheap.

Answer 3

RAM effects GTA 5 a little bit but you'd be lucky to increase your Performance by 10% with 3200mhz memory. The RAM isnt the solution you are looking for.



The next step for you is to start fresh by reinstalling Windows and trying again.

Answer 4

Gggggg

Answer 5

No. Graphics Card is Most Important for Gamming. But RAM is Require for Installing Game.

Answer 6

Your problem isn't RAM. Your problem is settings. You can't just crank every setting up as high as it goes and assume it will run well. Any of the advanced graphics settings as well as MSAA will kill your FPS. I have an i7-6700K, 16GB DDR4-3000, and a GTX 1070 and if I just blindly crank up the settings to max I get around 40 FPS at 1440p. But if I turn off MSAA and advanced settings, it's around 90.

Answer 7

8GB is the recommended amount of RAM for that game, so that's not an issue.

https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/grand-theft-auto-v/12455



What you might want to try if you haven't already is-



Razer Game Booster

https://www2.razerzone.com/cortex/boost

This will limit unneeded background programs and optimize your system for gaming.



GeForce Experience-

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/#optimize/

This will allow you to make sure your 1060's drivers are up to date as well as fine tuning your card for each game you have installed.

Answer 8

I'm Not Really Tech savvy, However, I do believe RAM does play an important Factor in Gaming Specs. For higher end games like GTA IV and Fallout 4, 8-16 GB of ram is recommended. Pairing together Good RAM and a Good Processor can be Vital If you really commit yourself to gaming.

Answer 9

Adding more Ram will make no difference to fps

the game will only use the RAM it needs.

could it be your monitor causing the problem.

have you set the game up accordingly.



watch and listen to this,



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyrTPazZDrQ

Answer 10

Turn down the MSAA and see what you get after that. Having the MSAA up in GTA5 is incredibly taxing and will take a huge hit on framerates.



You should be averaging 75fps in GTA5 with your setup provided the MSAA is off. If the MSAA is off then reinstall the drivers. I would suggest uninstalling the older drivers, then use Display Driver Uninstaller the clean up the rest in safe mode, then install the new drivers.



'EDIT'



I've upgraded my motherboard, CPU and RAM lots of times and most times there is a hitch. Doing this causes driver conflicts that have an odd way of showing up.



You should really reinstall the OS. If you have Windows on a SSD, you will have to Secure Erase the SSD then reinstall Windows.



FYI,



The tell-tell sign you need new RAM is to look up how much your system is using. If your system is constantly using 95% of the RAM when you're gaming then you need to expand.