Below, I’ll cover the ins and outs of VRAM overclocking.
I’ll also do a few benchmarks to see if there’s an actual difference in real-world gaming.
In simple terms, VRAM stores everything your GPU needs to display the final image on your screen.
Another factor is the types of games you play.
Maxing out VRAM can lead to stuttering, texture pop-in, and other visual artifacts.
There’s only one way to find out!
Lets Do a Few Benchmarks
I’ll be using my personal PC for theGPU benchmarkshere.
At least in my opinion!
I’ll also use3DMark, the most popular and accurate synthetic GPU benchmark tool.
With that out of the way, here are the Forza Horizon 5 1080p benchmark results.
From left to right, we have no overclock, +100MHz, and +250MHz on the VRAM.
Synthetic benchmarks are more sensitive to subtle hardware changes than games.
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However, it also crashed my system immediately when I launched 3DMark, so I can’t recommend it.
Proceed at your own risk.
Once you open AMD Software, go to Performance > Tuning.
Enable “VRAM Tuning,” then enable “Advanced Control,” and set your desired VRAM frequency.
When you’re done, hit “Apply Changes.”
NVIDIA has an automatic overclocking toolbaked into the GeForce Experience app that you could use.
It’ll simultaneously overclock your GPU and VRAM, so it’s a great one-stop-shop for overclocking.
If you want a universal solution to overclock your VRAM,MSI Afterburneris for you.
Again, increasing the power limit is a good idea here.
