The game is unplayable when you have 8 GB Vram or less.

[MJRegul]

The game is unplayable when you have 8 GB Vram or less.
GSC Game World do something about it ASAP.
8GB Vram (RTX 3060/4060 etc) doesn't help much.
1920x1080 on LOW with DLSS Quality - drops to 5fps in some places.
RAM full (30GB+).
Something seems to be wrong with memory allocation and leaks.
Or is this the first game in history that requires 12/16GB Vram to play at 1920x1080 on low details?

[Snack]

bro 16gb of ram is needed for low detals and for 30 fps
Minimum system requirements:
CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X.
RAM: 16 GB Dual Channel.
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A750.
OS: Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64.
STO: 160 GB available space.
RES: Low, 1080p / 30 FPS.

[Digitalcat]

Originally posted by Snack:

bro 16gb of ram is needed for low detals and for 30 fps
Minimum system requirements:
CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X.
RAM: 16 GB Dual Channel.
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A750.
OS: Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64.
STO: 160 GB available space.
RES: Low, 1080p / 30 FPS.

He's talking about his VRAM not RAM, those are two completely different things.
Regardless OP, not the first game to require more than 8GB of VRAM, in fact it's happening more and more often, since consoles themselves have moved away from 8GB of VRAM. And at minimum seems that 12GB for Big Triple A games is becoming the new standard, however I don't know what you got your textures set as, but low should be at about 8gb.

[cruelNfluffy]

Snack, he is talking about VRAM not RAM.
And I agree, 8GB Vram is to low, i got many crashes with an 14900KF and a RTX 3060Ti
1080p ~120 FPS, 2K ~80 FPS

[Pheex]

The 3060 is not your problem as I can run the game on a 3060 TI 8GB at all high settings and the game never goes below 60 fps ever (framerate cap at 60, without the cap it blows over 100 fps)

Either your RAM or CPU is insufficient, you're not running on an SSD, you don't have the latest drivers installed, you're not using frame generation or there's something wrong with your system.

[cruelNfluffy]

Originally posted by Pheex:

The 3060 is not your problem as I can run the game on a 3060 TI 8GB at all high settings and the game never goes below 60 fps ever (framerate cap at 60, without the cap it blows over 100 fps)

Either your RAM or CPU is insufficient, you're not running on an SSD, you don't have the latest drivers installed, you're not using frame generation or there's something wrong with your system.

i9-14900KF
RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC 8G
64 GB DDR5 6000
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB

I dont think there is a problem with the specs, and i dont have any crashes with other games.

[Pheex]

Did you update your drivers to the november 12th ones? Those have the dedicated STALKER 2 drivers.

[cruelNfluffy]

Originally posted by Pheex:

Did you update your drivers to the november 12th ones? Those have the dedicated STALKER 2 drivers.

In any case, I'm always up to date

[BoogieMan]

I have a 3070Ti with 8GB and it runs well enough most of the time (60-80), except in populated towns where it is often around 45 or so. I've had 2 crashes and one game freeze in about 20 hours.

i9 9900k
32GB
3070Ti
Most settings on epic, 2560x1440.

[Pheex]

Originally posted by cruelNfluffy:

Originally posted by Pheex:

Did you update your drivers to the november 12th ones? Those have the dedicated STALKER 2 drivers.

In any case, I'm always up to date

And you're experiencing low fps? Or just those crashes? Because the OP was talking about low fps, not crashes

[cruelNfluffy]

Originally posted by Pheex:

Originally posted by cruelNfluffy:

In any case, I'm always up to date

And you're experiencing low fps? Or just those crashes? Because the OP was talking about low fps, not crashes

The crashes are for me, but the frame drops are the problem, after 5~7 times the frames drops hard for few seconds (from 80 FPS to 15~20FPS) the game crashes

[Benji Shreds]

I am on a RTX 4060Ti 8GB version. In the game, everything is set to the lowest of graphics, except medium textures. DLSS, with quality mode. The game runs ok, except when memory starts leaking and the vram hits 8000MB+. The game drops to 2 fps, and stays there between 2-15fps, with input lag up to 700ms. This usually happens around 30 mins of playtime. Fixed by closing and reopening the game.

48gb ram, 7800x3d. Ram usage is also very high, usually around 33300MB. CPU usage hovers around 40%. My game does not crash, but I don't think playing on 2fps is possible :)

[VIRUSOID]

My laptop with 3060 runs the game just fine
Had to install a couple of optimization mods and new drivers though
With Low-mid settings game runs smoothly

[Cryptic]

Hey man did you try running this on your toaster yet as well? Or perhaps your hot plate? Have you tried the microwave?

[Strontiumdog]

Got serious issues with an 8gb 4070 laptop card too. Lowering textures helps but it is borderline unplayable at places

[† ⅤΣ†𝓤𝟝Ω †]

Originally posted by Strontiumdog:

Got serious issues with an 8gb 4070 laptop card too. Lowering textures helps but it is borderline unplayable at places

It's the .ini settings that keep butchering your game.
If you want, you can always use nexus mods.
https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/133?tab=posts