When it comes to gaming laptops and the hardware that powers them, the GPU and CPU are often the focal point for overall performance. Although the GPU and CPU are no doubt important, there’s one vital component that you should consider: the system memory (AKA RAM). RAM, when paired with VRAM (aka graphics card memory), can bottleneck your system. RAM often comes in the following capacities: 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB. However, it’s not always clear which amounts are optimal for gaming, so we’ll provide a number of practical examples below. Read on to learn more. Further reading: Best gaming laptops 2…