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The Steam Machine could pull some pretty big moves with just 8GB VRAM, thanks to a savvy Valve engineer
Valve engineer Natalie Vock has proposed Linux kernel patches to improve VRAM management, potentially boosting performance on devices with limited memory like the upcoming Steam Machine. These optimizations could allow games like Cyberpunk 2077 to utilize available VRAM more efficiently, preventing data from being offloaded to slower system memory.
Valve dev fixes up VRAM management on AMD GPUs to improve performance
Valve developer Natalie Vock has implemented improvements to VRAM management on Linux for AMD GPUs, which is expected to significantly boost gaming performance, especially on systems with 8GB of VRAM or less. The work involves kernel patches and utilities to prioritize game memory usage over background applications, potentially benefiting Intel Xe GPUs and seeing patches for NVIDIA's nouveau driver as well.
