ram baseline 2025

RAM still matters more than most buyers realize: in 2025 the practical baseline for most Windows users is 16 GB, Macs are increasingly shipping with 16 GB unified memory as the minimum, and professionals, gamers, and anyone running local AI or many virtual machines should seriously consider 32...

The short answer for most people in 2025 is this: aim for 16GB of RAM on a new Windows PC, consider 16GB unified memory for modern Macs, and move to 32GB or more if you’re a gamer, creative professional, or anyone running multiple virtual machines or local AI workloads. Background / Overview RAM...