SAM (AMD's Smart Access Memory) can deliver stunning performance boosts in some games. But not in others. Is SAM worth it? In this video I benchmark 5 games with SAM on and off to compare the results.

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Chapters:
0:00 Smart Access Memory in Forza Horizon 5 side by side
0:33 What is Smart Access Memory? What Hardware do you need? What are my test system specs?
3:53 Forza Horizon 5 SAM on/off benchmark results
5:14 Forza Horizon 5 SAM on/off percentage gains
5:40 AMD claims Smart Access Memory optimized on latest drivers (22.2.2)
6:20 Cyberpunk 2077 Smart Access Memory on/off benchmark results
6:51 Cyberpunk 2077 Smart Access Memory on/off percentage gains
7:40 Total War: Warhammer III Smart Access Memory on/off benchmark results
8:27 Total War: Warhammer III Smart Access Memory on/off percentage gains
8:59 Horizon Zero Dawn Smart Access Memory on/off benchmark results
9:25 Horizon Zero Dawn Smart Access Memory on/off percentage gains
9:55 Red Dead Redemption 2 Smart Access Memory on/off benchmark results
10:32 Red Dead Redemption 2 Smart Access Memory on/off percentage gains
10:47 Do any games perform worse with Smart Access Memory? Comparison with results from Hardware Unboxed

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