16g make any difference?
Probably not for most people. But I do edit video here and there
Just wondering if I should change to 16g
16g make any difference?
Probably not for most people. But I do edit video here and there
Just wondering if I should change to 16g
I just upgraded from 8GB(1333) to 16GB(1600). I found that during my heavy usage I was getting a lot of page outs. The most I ever saw was 200k+. So for roughly $80, it was well worth it! If you have a early 2011 MBP or newer your CPU supports up to DDR3 1866. I personally went with the 1600 as I only trust Crucial with RAM and they don't offer 1866 speed.
The best way to tell if you need more RAM is to watch your page out's. If you have a lot of them (>20k), you will see a difference when you upgrade.
Well, take a screenshot of the Activity Monitor when you're editing video, and you'll see if your use needs more RAM
It definitely helps for running VMs. I can now run Windows virtualized with no performance loss from page-outs, and that was well worth the $59 I paid for the upgrade.
Are you giving your VM's 6GB of RAM or are you runing multiples at one time?
How do u do that?
was i suppose to open final cut pro and whatever else before i opened the anylizer?
For me... with the 13" pro (no secondary graphics card), I believe it makes a difference. Based on what I've read posted here...and my seat if the pants feel gaming... the Intel HD 4000 graphics chip seems to benefit from more RAM (since it borrows from system RAM).
Granted, if your doing a bunch of graphics work, or any REAL gaming... Probably unlikely you bought the 13"...
Considering 2x8GB Kingston 1600MHz cards were only $71 through NewEgg... I think it was a good decision to buy.
16g make any difference?
Probably not for most people. But I do edit video here and there
Just wondering if I should change to 16g
Furthermore the memory allocation to the iGPU is the same with 8GB system memory and 16 GB system memory, namely 512MB.
This is the amount of RAM initially reserved for the GPU. The driver will allocate more if required. Not that amount if VRAM actually matters for the hd4000, as it can directly acces system ram.
Regardless, unless you are paging out it would make no difference because you will still be limited to the memory bandwidth of the DMI. Having a larger space to allocate isn't going to help when the constraint in this case is going to be memory bandwidth, or in this case more likely than not just pure raw graphical power.
The only way that 16 GB would perform better than 8GB is if you are using more than 8GB. Unallocated RAM does nothing for performance.