http://gonintendo.co...story&id=172971
- Will have more than 1 GB RAM
- based on Rev4 dev kit frame
- amount of RAM is 'quite surprising'
This is amazing if it's true:D.
RUMOR - Wii U to have more than 1 GB of RAM
Started by Meelow100, Mar 01 2012 06:00 PM
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 06:04 PM
On neogaf a source has said the dev kits are around 2GB. Dev kits usually have twice the ram as retail versions to compensate for debugging and such. The wii u at minimum is expected to have 1GB of ram and might even have 1.5 GB. However, it's no known if it will be shared with the GPU or not (Nintendo has combined VRAM with system RAM in all consoles).
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 08:39 PM
Only 1 GB. How pathetic is that. My laptop has 4 GB of RAM.....................................................Trololololololol.
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 10:47 PM
...'quite surprising'...but less than 8 GB! so we can hope on 4? or is that just silly?
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 03:45 AM
Are you kidding me? 8GB RAM would be the bare minimum acceptable - and that's still dirt cheap.8 GB of RAM would be overkill! But awesome; and pricey.
I don't think anybody is surprised they're using more than 1GB, who would even consider buying a console with that little RAM nowdays? lol
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 03:54 AM
Im not sure if 8gb is the bare minimum since their is quite a few gaming pc not with that much but it is the standard amount of ram for one but plenty of pc dont have that and I mean the ps3 had around 200mb of ram I mean really 200mb of ram which I know did cause some problems for the system but really I think console would only need 2 gigs or if lucky 4 gigs.Are you kidding me? 8GB RAM would be the bare minimum acceptable - and that's still dirt cheap.
I don't think anybody is surprised they're using more than 1GB, who would even consider buying a console with that little RAM nowdays? lol
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 05:42 AM
Thats good. The Wii U should at least have twice as much RAM as a 360. So it says the Wii U can have up to 7 GB of RAM? 7 GB sounds like a bit too much for a game console. I'm predicting it is going to have 2 GB of RAM. And even if the Wii U has 1 GB of RAM, I'm sure plenty of people aren't going skip getting a Wii U because of that.
Bleh eh eh.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 06:43 AM
YES!
This news made my DAY ... heck my week!
Hopefully the source knows that dev kits get more ram than retail and that he actually does take into equation.
Really happy right now this was the news i was so worried!
This news made my DAY ... heck my week!
Hopefully the source knows that dev kits get more ram than retail and that he actually does take into equation.
Really happy right now this was the news i was so worried!
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 07:04 AM
Are you kidding me? 8GB RAM would be the bare minimum acceptable - and that's still dirt cheap.
I don't think anybody is surprised they're using more than 1GB, who would even consider buying a console with that little RAM nowdays? lol
When a computer is running a game, it is generally doing a lot more then running a game. Could be scanning for viruses, searching for WiFi, or whatever it needs to do. When a console is playing a game, it isn't generally searching for WiFi since it would all ready be connected, it doesn't have any background services it's trying to run. It is playing that game. The Wii U, in fact, will need more eDRAM and RAM for streaming to screens (especially since what you see on the TV screen is not necessarily what you will see on the controller(s)). So seeing more RAM then a normal console -- the PS3 a total of 512mb shared RAM. So one gig would be doubling what a console needs. 1.5 would be AMAZING.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 07:46 AM
Guys, PS3 have 512 MB of RAM, so I think It's good. Maybe It's going to be more than that... ¿2 GB?
PD: Sorry for my bad english.
PD: Sorry for my bad english.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 10:22 AM
Cool!
I'm going to go for say, 2.5 GB of Ram, with 1.5 being the minimum.
I'm going to go for say, 2.5 GB of Ram, with 1.5 being the minimum.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 11:37 AM
I predict 1.512 GB at the most. You don't need any more than that, and Nintendo needs to keep it cheap.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 11:54 AM
I predict 1.512 GB at the most. You don't need any more than that, and Nintendo needs to keep it cheap.
You mean 1.5GBs, which means 1,536MB of memory (usually).
It's about what I expect really you don't need more than 2GB for something in a 1080p resolution, unless you want to put in a humongous amount of effects.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/graphics-ram-4870,2428-10.html
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 12:01 PM
Nope, I'm being exact and saying 1.512 GB.You mean 1.5GBs, which means 1,536MB of memory (usually).
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 12:14 PM
Why such a exact number is their a reason for that?Nope, I'm being exact and saying 1.512 GB.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 12:24 PM
Naw, not really. I just feel like being precise for some reason. Maybe that .012 GB makes the difference between suckiness and awesomeness. Who knows?
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 01:20 PM
You mean 1.5GBs, which means 1,536MB of memory (usually).
It's about what I expect really you don't need more than 2GB for something in a 1080p resolution, unless you want to put in a humongous amount of effects.
http://www.tomshardw...70,2428-10.html
We're talking about main system RAM, not dedicated GPU RAM.
If Nintendo is smart, they'll take advantage of the insanely low RAM prices at the current moment, and give 2GB main RAM and about 512MB for the GPU.
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