M4 Macs might start with 16GB of RAM for the first time

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According to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apples upcoming base model Macs could start with 16GB RAM by default, up from 8GB. This breaks a tradition that Apple has had going for around 8 years now.

 

 

Apple increased the base RAM of the base model 13-inch MacBook Air from 4GB to 8GB in 2016, and since then it’s been the standard. For the most part this has been fine, but in recent years it’s been a growing complaint. However, that could be changing soon.

 

According to Gurman, the tested M4 Macs “all have either 16 or 32 gigabytes of memory.” This means upcoming Mac buyers would potentially have 16GB of RAM without needing to pay $200 for the upgrade. Additionally, 32GB of RAM would be the new maximum for the M4 chip. Currently, M3 tops out at 24GB of RAM.

 

Additionally, he mentions that some tested configurations start with a lower tier 8 core CPU and 8 core GPU. This varies a bit from the M4 chip introduced in the iPad Pro, where the lower storage options come with a 9 core CPU and a 10 core GPU. The fully unlocked M4 chip in Macs will have a 10 core CPU and 10 core GPU, just like the iPad Pro.

Edited August 25, 2024 by AWS

[Geek]

16GB is a good start. I would rather it was 32GB.