Gaming Laptops are in Trouble - VRAM Testing w/ @Hardwareunboxed

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💵 Save money on your next gaming laptop with our daily deals: https://gaminglaptop.deals 🔍 Find your perfect gaming laptop in 30 seconds: https://laptoppicker.com Is 8GB Enough VRAM for gaming laptops in 2025 and beyond? I’ve teamed up with Steve from @Hardwareunboxed to compare an RTX 5070 Laptop GPU against a simulated 16GB version to find out. 💬 Chat with me and the community in Discord and get behind the scenes videos! https://patreon.com/jarrodstech EVERYTHING I USE: 💻 My Current Laptop - https://geni.us/JarrodsLaptop 🖥️ My Current Desktop PC - https://geni.us/JarrodsPC 🎥 My Camera Gear - https://geni.us/JarrodsStudio 💍 My Smart Ring - https://geni.us/oFfTMJ Timestamps: 0:00 Jarrod Gets Help From The King of VRAM 0:46 Test System Specs for VRAM Comparison 1:14 Fairly Comparing a 5070 8GB and “5070 16GB” 1:37 Establishing a Baseline - Both Systems Get Same FPS 2:07 Spider-Man 2 - Very High Settings - Big Oof 2:38 Spider-Man 2 - High Settings - A Slight Improvement 2:55 Spider-Man 2 - Frame Generation Makes It Worse 3:13 Spider-Man 2 - Ray Tracing + Very High Settings 3:37 Spider-Man 2 - RTX 5070 Ti’s VRAM Fixes the Problem 3:54 Horizon Forbidden West - Very High Settings 4:08 Horizon Forbidden West - DLSS Balanced = Less VRAM? 4:18 Horizon Forbidden West - High Settings + Frame Generation 4:34 Horizon Forbidden West - Medium Settings + Frame Generation 4:48 Huge Difference in Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered 5:11 Indiana Jones - High Settings 5:31 Indiana Jones - 16GB Max Textures vs 8GB Lowest Textures 5:53 “But You Shouldn’t Expect Max Settings on a Laptop!” 6:05 Indiana Jones - Frame Generation 6:17 Ratchet and Clank - Very High - Similar FPS 6:26 Ratchet and Clank - Very High + RT Med = RIP 8GB 6:48 Ratchet and Clank - Max Settings Fine on 16GB, 8GB Struggles 7:13 Cyberpunk 2077 - Ultra 7:21 Cyberpunk 2077 - RT Medium, Ok on 16GB, 8GB Unusable 7:34 Stellar Blade 7:51 Forza Horizon 5 and Misleading Benchmark Tools 8:13 8GB VRAM is Actually Fine for Most Games (For Now) 8:36 What’s the Solution to the VRAM Problem? 8:53 Option 1 To Fix This Problem 9:03 Is RTX 5070 Ti 12GB Enough? 9:13 Option 2 To Fix This Problem 9:52 Why The 8GB 5070 is a Sad Situation 10:04 This Will Only Get Worse Over Time 10:17 VRAM Problems are Worse for Laptop than Desktop 11:04 Expensive Premium Gaming Laptops Can Still be VRAM Limited 11:50 Nvidia Confirms They Know 8GB VRAM is the Minimum 12:17 Crazy VRAM Stagnation with Nvidia 70 Class GPUs 12:28 Is The RTX 5070 Good for 1080p Gaming? 12:44 2560 x 1600 Resolution is Becoming Normal 12:59 Either Way You Have to Compromise Thanks to Nvidia 13:18 Thanks to VRAM Unboxed 13:29 Options With More VRAM - RTX 5070 Ti vs 5080 Comparison Disclosure: Purchases made through store links above may provide some compensation to Jarrod'sTech.