Apple: 8GB of RAM on macOS Is Like 16GB on PC

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Drift0r on X: Apple says 8GB RAM on a MacBook Pro is analogous to 16GB on a PC because they can use it more efficiently. Benchmarking tests disagree lol / X

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Sorry Apple, turns out 8GB of memory on a Mac isn't anything like 16GB on a PC after all

Is 8GB of Unified Memory Enough?. It depends…, by Jakub Jirak, Mac O'Clock

The 2022 Apple 13.6 inch MacBook Air now features the Apple M2 chip, which has many improvements over its predecessor, the M1. The Apple M2 integrates the CPU, GPU, Neural Engine, I/O, and more into a single system on a chip (SoC). Tackle your projects with the fast 8-Core CPU and take on graphics-intensive apps and games with the 8-core GPU. Accelerate machine learning tasks with the 16-core Neural Engine. The M2 also features 100 GB/s memory bandwidth.