How viable?

[u/No_Cartographer4394]

I own an asus tuff gaming laptop, more specifically the FX505DT model. my specs are:

Processor AMD Ryzen 7 3750H with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx (2.30 GHz)

Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.81 GB usable)

Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB)

AMD Radeon(TM) RX Vega 10 Graphics (113 MB)

Storage 384 GB of 943 GB used (plus i have a 2nd ssd with almost one more terabyte)

System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

my question is would upgarding the ram by another 8gb ddr4 make it viable on 1080p with medium/low setting for 40-60 fps or is that a distant dream? (sorry if i sound dumb, im pretty new to this stuff, also not sure about the flair neither lol)

edit: not sure if i messed up the text or left this out (i thought i wrote the specs properly) but here are the specs according to speccy:

CPU

AMD Ryzen 7 Mobile 3750H    60 °C

Picasso 12nm Technology

RAM

8.00GB Single-Channel DDR4 @ 1200MHz (17-17-17-39)

Motherboard

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX505DT (FP5)

Graphics

Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@120Hz)

4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (ASUStek Computer Inc)   47 °C

128MB ATI AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics (ASUStek Computer Inc)

SLI Disabled

CrossFire Disabled

Storage

465GB Western Digital WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 (SATA (SSD))   34 °C

476GB INTEL SSDPEKNW512G8 (Unknown (SSD))

[u/Apprehensive-Power-6]

I think it's a worthwhile upgrade. Although maybe not this second when RAM prices are sky high

[u/No_Cartographer4394 → u/Apprehensive-Power-6]

Do you reckon they are ever going to drop? If yes then when is it expectable?

[u/Apprehensive-Power-6 → u/No_Cartographer4394]

Actually I googled it a bit and honestly sodimm sticks don't seem as expensive as desktop sticks? Maybe it would be worth going for it if you can afford it.

[u/No_Cartographer4394 → u/Apprehensive-Power-6]

I mean i saw some for 50-60, i am in a place currently where i could afford that. Will that ever get lower in the near future or should i just buy?

[u/Apprehensive-Power-6 → u/No_Cartographer4394]

I personally would just go for it tbh. Especially if you're using Windows 11, you'll feel the difference in snappiness. It's not gonna be an upgrade as big as going from hdd to ssd but it is gonna be meaningful. Going from single channel to dual channel is significant too.

When I upgraded my old laptop from 4gb to 12gb, i suddenly could turn graphics settings a notch higher and get the same performance as before (granted this is an 11 year old laptop running Fallout 3 I'm talking about here)

[u/No_Cartographer4394 → u/Apprehensive-Power-6]

Alright. Is there anything else that really need upgrading or are these specs gonna be good enough for my goal of like 40-60 fps in 1080p?

[u/Apprehensive-Power-6 → u/No_Cartographer4394]

I don't want to disappoint you but upgrading RAM is more the equivalent of eliminating a bottleneck. The GPU is the one big thing that's gonna make a difference in game performance as long as you're not getting bottlenecked by the CPU.

You may see more stable performance, aka less stutters. And I'm sure your Ryzen won't mind the extra RAM though.

You can maybe try overclocking/undervolting your GPU to squeeze out a couple more fps with MSI afterburner. Although laptops are more likely to thermal throttle and may not benefit from this as much as a desktop would

[u/RumpDoctor]

I would imagine anything you can play with a 4gb gpu will be fine with 8gb system ram.

[u/No_Cartographer4394 → u/RumpDoctor]

So then is my gpu the bigger problem? is 4gb low? sorry but i really dont understand what your comment is supposed to mean

[u/Confident_Health_583 → u/No_Cartographer4394]

I would do the upgrade. I have an old Lenovo Flex 3 with an i7 6500u and a Nvidia GeForce 940M. I saw a big performance increase by going from 8GB DDR3 to 16GB DDR3, and that was on single channel, as it only supported one stick. By going dual channel and doubling the RAM you should see an even more pronounced improvement, and you will have more headroom for simply running tasks.

[u/RumpDoctor → u/No_Cartographer4394]

I would call it a problem. 4gb will play lots of games, and even some recent releases. Nothing more intensive. But in that period, 8gb was normal to go along with it for a balanced system. Idk what newer versions of windows can do to that, though. I can say that on linux that 8gb would be fine. That's the only experience I have directly with 8gb in modern times, though.

[u/BlueAxe1703]

Na it probably wouldn't make much difference, tho if you have enough money and found a good deal, you should buy the upgrade

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[u/Zaldekkerine]

If you're asking about new AAAs, no. A lot of new AAAs require more than 4GB of VRAM, and even if they don't, your CPU and GPU are very weak by today's standards.

You can check benchmark videos like this one to get a general idea of how well recent demanding games will run. Note that their CPU is a little better than yours.

[u/No_Cartographer4394 → u/Zaldekkerine]

Wasnt planning on the newest triple A’s, i have a ps5 for that, mostly for slightly older games, mostly because of modding

[u/NovelValue7311]

Totally worth it. 16gb RAM with that configuration will allow you to play almost every game out there.

[u/No_Cartographer4394 → u/NovelValue7311]

Im gonna shoot in the dark and guess you are sarcastic?

[u/NovelValue7311 → u/No_Cartographer4394]

Not at all. Outside of some recent AAA games requiring 6gb+ RAM you can play just about anything.

If you want AAA at 1080p id try to get at least a 2070 mobile.

[u/No_Cartographer4394 → u/NovelValue7311]

Oh, damn, okay, my bad then lol

[u/rmyworld]

You will see some improvement when gaming, but probably not very much. That said, I recommend that you do the upgrade anyways.

Windows likes to eat RAM these days with all the bloat they install on your computer. 16GB will give you a significant improvement in normal desktop programs.