8GB RAM on M3 MacBook Pro ‘Analogous to 16GB’ on PCs, Claims Apple::Following the unveiling of new MacBook Pro models last week, Apple surprised some with the introduction of a base 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 chip,…

  • @PeachMan
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    -611 months ago

    It’s an entirely different architecture, so every program needs less RAM (with exceptions like I mentioned above). That’s why they’re using shared RAM; because they can pull it off (mostly).

    • @dustyData
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      1111 months ago

      ARM is pretty efficient, that’s true. But an 8 gig video will always be an 8 gig video. No amount of processing and compression and swap tricks will make it occupy any less space without a massive hit to performance that an x86-64 arch with 16+GB of ram won’t have to endure.

      • @PeachMan
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        -511 months ago

        Uhh what? That’s not how RAM works, you don’t load an entire 8GB video you’re playing into RAM.

        • @BURN
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          911 months ago

          You do if you’re editing it, and the editing capabilities are one of the main selling points of macOS

        • @dustyData
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          511 months ago

          When you have 64GB of RAM, you do.