Ive got 16gb of vram 2k monitor and this tracks pretty accurately. I almost never use over 8gb. The only games that I can break 10gb are games where I can enable a setting (designed for old PCs) where I can load all the textures into vram.
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I would agree because 8gb is entry for desktop gaming and most people start at entry level
I personally think anything over 1080p is a waste of resolution, and I still use a card with 8GB of VRAM.
That being said, lots of other people want a 16GB card, so let them give you money AMD!
anything over 1080p is a waste of resolution
For games, maybe.
But I also use my PC for work (programming). I can't afford two, and don't really need them.
At home I've got a WQHD 1440p monitor, which leaves plenty of space for code while having the solution explorer, watch window, and whatnot still open.
At work we're just given cheap refurbished 1080p crap, which is downright painful to work with and has often made me consider buying a proper monitor and bringing it to work, just to make those ~8h/day somewhat less unbearable.
So I can't go back to 1080p, and have to run my games at 1440p (and upscaling looks like shit, so no).
1440p on a 27" monitor is the best resolution for work and for gaming.
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If he'd chosen his words more carefully and said "many" rather than "most" nobody would have a reason to disagree.