I doubt it, even if the processor is 10 years old, the 2600K is still capable of literally running AAA games in 2023 with a decent GPU (
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and the thing even manages to run Cyberpunk very well paired with a 3070 Ti and also just a bonus:
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) so
I don't think the problem is the CPU, because depending on the CPU, it ages better than GPUs. Do I recommend buying/using one today? probably not, but it really depends on many factors.
Also I'm not surprised this game just eats VRAM like it's nothing, just look at the showroom map for example it's literally an empty map and still manages to eat a considerable amount of VRAM with simple stuff on the screen like wtf? I just hope that at some point they optimize the textures in this game because this is ridiculous sometimes.