8GB RAM is not enough for modern shooters.

Significant, but the real win is eliminating stutter.

In Call of Duty Warzone or Battlefield 2042, going from 8GB to 16GB gets you maybe 10–20% higher average FPS. That’s nice, but not huge. What matters more is the 1% lows—those sudden frame drops when you swing your view in a firefight. With 8GB, those dips happen constantly because the system is juggling textures and assets in and out of swap file. With 16GB, those stutters virtually disappear. The game feels smooth.

Minimum requirements lie. They say 8GB is fine, but that’s assuming a clean Windows install with nothing else running. Real-world: Discord, Chrome tabs, antivirus, background updates. You’re already choking before the game even loads.

You’re leaving performance on the table with 8GB. Upgrade.