RAM & Unified Memory

Is RAM Memory equivalent to the Unified Memory?


For example does 16GB of RAM equals 16GB of Unified Memory?

MacBook Pro (M2, 2022)

Posted on Jul 5, 2023 2:29 PM

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Posted on Jul 5, 2023 2:34 PM

YES, But:


In the past, your computer may have also had some Display RAM ins addition to its main RAM. Now it is all one.


This suggests that if your current needs requires a certain amount of RAM, you should bump that up a little because some main RAM will be used for display RAM.


Readers would love to opine further on this subject if you give them an idea of what sorts of work you do and why you are asking about this.

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Jul 5, 2023 2:34 PM in response to nela066

YES, But:


In the past, your computer may have also had some Display RAM ins addition to its main RAM. Now it is all one.


This suggests that if your current needs requires a certain amount of RAM, you should bump that up a little because some main RAM will be used for display RAM.


Readers would love to opine further on this subject if you give them an idea of what sorts of work you do and why you are asking about this.

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