How bad is 8GB of VRAM in 2025? Medium vs Ultra Settings 1080p, 1440p

Is 8GB of VRAM enough in the newest games? With the rumors stating that there will be an 8GB version of the 5060 Ti, this discussion is heating up again. With the 4060 Ti 16GB we can directly compare identical GPUs with 8GB of VRAM vs 16GB of VRAM and measure exactly how much performance the 8GB GPU is leaving on the table.
Source for 5060 Ti rumors:
https://videocardz.com/newz/rumored-l...

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