Elevate your gaming with better storage

Storage is much more than just how much space you have, and SSD technology has made storage one of the most crucial components of your gaming experience. The interplay between good storage and a good gaming experience is more important than many might think.

– One faster SSD gives you both faster file transfers and game loading, while a larger SSD means you can keep all your saved highlights without having to delete them to make room for new game installations. The impact that good storage has on your gaming experience should not be underestimated, says Jani Laaksonen, storage expert and product manager at Samsung in the Nordics.

At the same time, not all types of games benefit fully from an SSD. Games that benefit most from a solid state drive (SSD) are those that often require fast data loading and have large game worlds or highly detailed in-game environments.

Examples of games that benefit from an SSD are:

• Games with extensive environments: Games with big, open worlds loading significant amounts of data as the player moves through the game. An SSD can reduce loading times and improve overall performance.
• Games with long loading times: Games that traditionally have long loading times can experience a significant performance improvement with an SSD.
• Games with many loading screens: Games that often need to download new areas during gameplay will experience shorter wait times with an SSD.

Games with less detailed graphics or that have lower needs for continuous data loading generally benefit less from an SSD.

These games can be 2D or indie games with simpler graphics and smaller environments or worlds that don't require the fast loading times that an SSD offers. Older game that aren't designed to take advantage of faster loading technology won't see as significant a performance boost with an SSD, either. This is also true for online multiplayer games, where performance depends more on the network connection than the speed of the hard drive.

Fast gaming – not just for PC

A fast SSD has become a must-have accessory, not just for a PC, but also for your gaming console. Nowadays, games quickly fill up the built-in storage space available on gaming consoles. With an SSD from Samsung's 990 Pro series allows you to expand storage capacity by as much as 4TB without compromising performance.

With one of the fastest random read speeds among PCIe 4.0 SSDs on the market^[1] reduces 990 Pro Series significantly reduces the risk of interruptions during gameplay and accelerates the loading of high-quality content. For advanced games that support the latest loading technology, the 990 Pro series can also help reduce lag.

With competitive speed and increased energy efficiency ^[2] The 990 Pro series is optimized to handle massive data volumes, making it an ideal SSD for today's desktops, laptops, gaming consoles, and computing systems.

“Today’s gamers need SSDs with high capacity and performance, and Samsung’s SSD 990 Pro series is the perfect storage solution to meet their needs,”, concludes Jani Laaksonen, storage expert and product manager at Samsung in the Nordics.