A Valve developer has just made it easier to run games on Linux with 8 GB cards thanks to a simple fix

Valve Linux developer Natalie Vock published a kernel-level fix using cgroups to better prioritize GPU memory allocation on Linux, improving game performance on 8 GB VRAM cards. Currently available for Arch-based distros like CachyOS, with broader distro support expected over time.

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Appeared in 2026-04-14.