8GB VRAM vs. 16GB VRAM, Measure Your PC's Power Consumption

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech April 18 Tested [8GB VRAM vs. 16GB VRAM: RTX 3070 vs. Radeon 6800](=.NJesgN_0Dhz3Xc3e2UJ3_AbzKlhfMT5qqCl9rWJDWgw) PC gamers have been hearing a lot about VRAM as of late, a topic that has stirred up a ton of controversy. Here's a new [GPU shootout for testing VRAM usage](=.VgoMZTC2CpNlpO12_iS72UyM3Nt_NDic_woFEhS416E) in recently released games. =.CIb8qDnjlBqV0XkhuBMVteZVI-Hh0k9Ae6mh_0WVbic =.gJFFj7MqK2ygXkqsnyaMoflG2PCQhq7MbVKT31IqiTw PC gamers have been hearing a lot about VRAM as of late, a topic that has stirred up a ton of controversy. Here's a new [GPU shootout for testing VRAM usage](=.07SIr4KzPVLEGO3U1Rl2qr9N4immYUcDWq63M9INiIg) in recently released games. =.89h33-dAjo8-el0l3427fPTP1kZ_Hsl5Pq_e2wSPzuY Hardware [How To Measure Your PC's Power Consumption](=.ueMVnDIyviQvaJq7LnpiQ5P4Yb9ROJBb5IOgZMpT6rI) Modern computers have components that require lots of power and given that this all costs money, here's our [guide to measuring](=.zrI-UnEzvkidOlJH1s8r5St5kX5v4HLPTRnS_59uSGs) how much energy your PC uses. =.Th74b91aBHrf9GY0-FA9F4gauEJz0iIoOmM1Yv3NE3k =.oY-TPi73d8MoWYc4C4dn3rlKuyJ9yLWaHxrpnlMvb5s Modern computers have components that require lots of power and given that this all costs money, here's our [guide to measuring](=.yefwt8FJ_NCyuKhqeRArhu57p-WJkwTZoDWgyR1XS6M) how much energy your PC uses. =.IIKP4DiekCV-iozxhH2doh1zgKpzlsCQRpY21qtz6zk Security [Malware discovered in 60 Android apps with over 100 million downloads](=.ELEgrDEgOKNDdENyXPBmdXPDbfnhAZCzyWPC5WwWndM) McAfee's mobile research team discovered a third-party software library it named Goldoson, which collects sensitive information and performs ad fraud. 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