Users install Crysis 3 in the graphics memory of the Geforce RTX 3090

When the reviews of Nvidia’s latest top card Geforce RTX 3090 were published, the general conclusion was that the monstrous amount of graphics memory and associated price tag did not match the performance gain set against the sibling RTX 3080. SweClocker’s test states that RTX 3090 offers about 12 percent better raster performance in 4K UHD. and that the card is better suited for those who work with demanding creative applications.

One player who does not want to leave the amount of memory unused is the Twitter user Strife212, which instead of maximizing the graphics settings in Crysis 3 completely sonic installs the entire game in the 24 GB large graphics memory on the Geforce RTX 3090. The operation is achieved through the software tool GPU RAM Drive which is used to create a virtual storage device with 15 GB storage capacity on the graphics memory. With Crysis 3 installed, 9 GB of the card’s total 24 GB remain, which the game can be used for graphics memory.

Strife212 announces that the game flows very well in the resolution 4K UHD with high graphics settings, where the only image from the game shows an image update of 75 FPS. Although the whole is run on the graphics memory, the total amount of graphics memory used is stated not to exceed 20 GB. Running the game completely against the graphics memory is reminiscent of the concept behind Microsoft’s Directstorage and Nvidia’s RTX IO, but instead of loading game content quickly from an SSD, Strife212 here instead uses the graphics card’s memory as local SSD storage.

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However, the report does not mention more details than that and it does not appear if the user encountered problems with Crysis 3 installed on the graphics memory, or if any other game titles have been tested for wider compatibility. It’s undoubtedly an interesting home-made solution to the problem of unused graphics memory in the Geforce RTX 3090, and it remains to be seen whether Strife212 or other users will repeat the experiment with this autumn’s AMD Radeon RX 6000 series.

Have you invested in a Geforce RTX 3090? If you got a copy, would you consider testing the experiment above and installing the desired game title in the graphics memory?


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