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Quanta RAM para um PC gamer em 2026: 8, 16 ou 32 GB?

A RAM é frequentemente mal compreendida. Pouca bloqueia os jogos; muita nem sempre aumenta o FPS. Aqui está a resposta clara para 2026.

8 GB RAM: still enough in 2026?

In 2026, 8 GB RAM has become insufficient for most recent AAA games. Windows 11 itself consumes 2–3 GB at idle, leaving 5–6 GB for the game.

Exception: if you play exclusively light games (CS2, LoL, Minecraft), 8 GB can still work.

16 GB RAM: the gaming standard in 2026

16 GB (2×8 GB dual-channel) is the reference gaming configuration. Sufficient for 95% of recent AAA titles at 1080p or 1440p.

Dual-channel (two 8 GB sticks) improves GPU performance by 5–15% for free.

32 GB RAM: for whom, for what?

32 GB is relevant if you combine gaming + streaming, gaming + content creation, or you keep many tabs open.

For gaming alone, 32 GB brings virtually no additional FPS gain.

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Desktop PCs — top picks

Pick 13.950 – 6.650 BRL

CyberpowerPC Luxe PC Gamer — Intel Core i9, 32 Go RAM, 1 To NVMe SSD, Windows 11

RTX 5070 · i9-12900KF · 32 GB RAM

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Pick 23.950 – 6.650 BRL

SYSTEMTREFF PC Gamer High-End — AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA RTX 5070 12 Go, 32 Go DDR5, 1 To NVMe, Windows 11

RTX 5070 · Ryzen 7 7800X3D · 32 GB RAM

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Pick 33.950 – 6.650 BRL

CyberpowerPC Luxe PC Gamer — Intel Core i9-12900KF, NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti 16 Go, 32 Go RAM, 1 To NVMe SSD, Windows 11

RTX 5070 Ti · i9-12900KF · 32 GB RAM

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Gaming laptops

Pick 13.950 – 6.650 BRL

MSI Katana 15 HX B14WGK-018FR — Intel Core i7, GeForce RTX 5070, 16 Go RAM, 1 To SSD

RTX 5070 · i7-14650HX · 16 GB RAM

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Pick 23.950 – 6.650 BRL

Lenovo Legion 5 15IRX10 — Intel Core i7, GeForce RTX 5060, 16 Go RAM, 1 To SSD

RTX 5060 · i7-14650HX · 16 GB RAM

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Pick 33.950 – 6.650 BRL

Acer Nitro AG15-71P-771W — Intel Core i7-13620H, GeForce RTX 4050, 16 Go RAM, 512 Go SSD

RTX 4050 · i7-13620H · 16 GB RAM

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