16GB vs 32GB RAM: 32GB reduces stuttering in Cyberpunk and Starfield

32GB gives breathing room for memory-hungry games like Cyberpunk and Starfield, which can eat over 20GB with mods and ray tracing. 16GB forces Windows to swap to your SSD in busy city districts, causing stutter. Background apps like Discord and Chrome also stop stealing game memory with 32GB. Stuttering isn’t always RAM—shader compilation or CPU bottlenecks can cause it too—but 32GB is a solid first cheap upgrade for modern open-world games.