Memory - Understanding Hardware Technologies for Game Platforms

RAM (Random Access Memory)

What is RAM?

RAM (Random Access Memory) is a hardware device that allows information to be stored and retrieved on a computer. RAM is a volatile memory and requires power to keep the data accessible. If the computer is turned off all the data contained in the RAM is lost. 

Types of RAM?

DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) stores each bit of data in a sep



SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) retains data bitsin its memory as long as power is being supplied. 

Why do we use RAM?

We use RAM because it is much faster to read from than any other kinds of storage on a PC. However RAM is a volatile memory so after the PC is shut down the data is lost.

Xbox 360 RAM

512MB GDDR3

Xbox One RAM

8gb DDR3 
2133MHz
68.26 GB/s 
32MB eSRAM

PS3 RAM

256MB XDR 
256MB GDDR3 VRAM

PS4 RAM

GDDR5 8GB

Alienware 17 R3 RAM

DDR4 2133
DDR4 2666





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