4GB graphics cards are back

<figure> <img alt="The ASRock AMD Radeon RX 9050 Challenger GPU in front of a white background" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: ASRock" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/asrock-amd-radeon-rx-9050-4gb-wide.jpeg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The first modern GPU with 4GB of VRAM has appeared, as <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/839353/pc-ram-shortage-pricing-spike-news">RAM prices and component shortages</a> push tech prices higher. As <a href="https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/07/leaks-point-to-return-of-4gb-gpus-as-ai-flash-memory-crisis-worsens"><em>Digital Foundry</em></a> reports, a listing for an AMD Radeon RX 9050 with 4GB of RAM was <a href="https://asrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Radeon%20RX%209050%20Challenger%204GB/index.asp">spotted on ASRock's website</a> by a <a href="https://x.com/RubyRapids/status/2082009608454062171?s=20">user on X</a>, the same day ASRock also launched <a href="https://www.asrock.com/news/index.us.asp?iD=5827">an 8GB version</a> of the RX 9050. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Does it make sense to buy a graphics card with just 4GB of VRAM? According to the specs on ASRock's website, the 4GB version of the RX 9050 is built on AMD's RDNA 4 architecture and has a 64-bit memory interface, 16 compute units, and a boost clock speed of up to 2,600MHz / 18GBps. That should be enough to enable new features like FSR 4, …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/971868/asrock-amd-4gb-rx-9050-gpu">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>