How much VRAM do you need for Fallout 4

Key figures

• Recommended for Fallout 4: 3 GB.
• Fallout 4 needs more VRAM than 24% of popular games with known requirements.

data updated Nov 11, 2026

How we calculate

VRAM comes from the official requirements: an explicit “N GB VRAM”, otherwise the memory of the graphics card named in the requirements per the FPSHQ catalog (the smallest among the named models).

Verdict: below the minimum — “not enough”, between minimum and recommended — “borderline”, from recommended — “enough”. Real usage depends on resolution, textures and ray tracing.

FPS of popular graphics cards — the unified FPSHQ model at High settings.

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