The new Apple TV has twice as much RAM as the previous model, but apps and games can’t use it
9to5Mac reports that the new Apple TV 4K has an A19 chip, 128 GB of storage and 8 GB of RAM, twice the memory of the previous version, at a $299 price point. The outlet suggests the price may partly reflect a supply crunch in memory chips. It also reports that apps and games cannot use the added RAM, because the operating system still caps each app at 2 GB.
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The new Apple TV has twice as much RAM as the previous model, but apps and games can’t use it
The new Apple TV 4K features an A19 chip inside with 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM, twice the amount of memory as the previous version. Presumably, the supply crunch surrounding the memory chips is part of the reason this generation of Apple TV box jumped to a $299 price point as well. However, although the specs have been upgraded, apps and games are not actually able to use more RAM for themselves. Apps on Apple TV are limited by the operating system to 2 GB RAM each, and that cap has not change
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