Do dual channel memory sticks increase fps?

[Caitlin № GO Yεa!™]

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[Arya]

All that matters is having enough RAM. There isn't much performance to gain; switching to dual-channel might get you 1-2 FPS at best. RAM Frequency doesn't make a huge difference either, so RAM shouldn't be a high priority.

A better GPU would give you better bang for your buck. GPUs give the biggest FPS boost, and with Black Friday coming up you should be able to find a great GPU for about the same price as a RAM kit.

[_I_]

depends

with an apu, definately yes since the apus gpu uses system ram
with a dedicated gpu it will depend if the sytem is cpu bottlenecked
but single ch to dual ch improvements will be small

[Omega]

That really depends on how the machine is configured, Let's just as asume we are talking about a rather normal PC with a i5 7400 and a 1060 6gb. With this config in most games you will not see any difference in gaming performance, in some RAM heavy titles such as Battlefield 1 you can see a up to 15fps improvement.

With machines lacking a dedicated GPU it can be the difference between 30fps and 60fps.

[FeilDOW]

Depends on the game something like AC:O/Od benefit greatly, it just depends how the engine uses resources. New open world games seem to like fast RAM and its faster in dual channel.

[MA☝Omgwtfbbqstfu™]

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[tacoshy]

1st dual channel is a setup not a special RAM stick. You just need at least 2 RAM stick inserted in the right slot. It is a free overall performance boost as you dont need special stuff, just use the right slots (refer to your manual).

2nd dual channel does not make RAM faster. It only doubles the bandwidth. If you not fully using single channel, you wont see a difference. Programs that are RAM depending however like boxes games, open world games are highly improves by it.