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What is VRAM?

VRAM, or Video Random Access Memory, is a special type of memory used by your computer's graphics card (GPU). It's crucial for tasks that involve lots of visual data or complex calculations, like gaming or, in this story's case, running AI models. Perplexity's new system needs a minimum of 24GB of VRAM, showing the significant processing power required.

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