Official Wii U Thread!: Pokemon Rubmle U coming to Wii U

[JEMC]

Viper1 said:

JEMC said:

Please correct me if I'm wrong but, isn't that 1.5GB the whole RAM of the console? Isn't it shared by CPU and the GPU?

I mean PCs have system RAM and GPU RAM, but in consoles aren't both of them the same thing?

At least that's what I thought, and since all rumors we've seen talk only about that amount, it made sense.

Yes and no.   On a console, the total RAM is usually quoted but they do tend to have specific pools of system RAM and Video RAM.  Though some consoles allow them to be pooled together and accessed by either component.

But my post was refering to the total RAM used on a PC when gaming.    You do use all 8 GB of system RAM when gaming on a PC.    Not even close.   You barely even use all the Video RAM on your GPU.

Battlefield 3.  High settings.   1.1 GB of System RAM.  
http://cdn.overclock.net/d/d3/d3649ffd_Untitled.png

Thanks.

That eDRAM that's included in the processor is one of those "specific pool" that you mention, right?

Also, isn't that 1.1GB at Battlefield the system RAM, not the whole RAM? I've read stories/reviews that show 1.5 GB cards running short of RAM trying to max that game, albeit at resolutions higher than 1080p.