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Factorio that you can touch

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mitxela · 1790352088 · focus · HN ↗
Remember that Factorio does not release its 3D models. Everything in the game is a 2D render of a 3D model, which is why the game uses so much VRAM.
1. Sohcahtoa82 · 1790356121 · focus · HN ↗
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  The game doesn't consume that much VRAM. It plays on 4 GB GPUs just fine. The GPU only needs to keep resident what's currently on the screen. Even including every animation frame, that's 1 GB tops.
  Hell, the minimum requirements are a GeForce 750 Ti, or Radeon r7 360. Those are 2 GB GPUs.
  1. lucb1e · 1790362036 · focus · HN ↗
    > The game doesn't consume that much VRAM. It plays on 4 GB GPUs just fine.
    Not everyone bought a GPU to run LLMs on. That is quite a bit of VRAM, especially for non-desktops
    63stack · 1790379106 · focus · HN ↗
    Nobody cares about how the game runs on <4GB vram in 2026, upgrade or play something else.
    Sohcahtoa82 · 1790379490 · focus · HN ↗
    I have found that HN has this population of people that think a budget system bought in 2015 should last them forever and they should never need an upgrade.

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