From the link you provided it seems that only applies to the Intel intergrated video cards and not the 320M. This it all it says about the 320M: NVIDIA GeForce 320M The NVIDIA GeForce 320M allocates a base amount of 256 MB for video and boot processes at startup. But for the Intel ones it says things like this: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Intel HD Graphics 3000 allocates a base amount of memory to the integrated GPU based on how much system memory is installed: 2 GB of RAM, 256 MB allocated 4 GB of RAM, 384 MB allocated 8 GB of RAM, 512 MB allocated. Amazon's Choice for 'imac 2010 ram'. A-Tech For Apple 4GB Kit 2 x 2GB PC3-10600 Mac mini iMac MacBook Pro Mid 2010 Late 2011 A1286 MD311LL/A A1297 MC511LL/A A1312 MC309LL/A A1311 MC812LL/A MC813LL/A MC814LL/A MC815LL/A A1347 Memory RAM. Vice for mac os menus. By A-Tech Components. Exception: 384 MB is allocated on 15-inch and 17-inch systems • • • • •. As I’ve spotlighted over the past month, the best way to dramatically speed up an older Mac is to. The process is and,, and, yielding 3X to 5X speed boosts. But there’s another option that can speed things up with relatively little effort or expertise: upgrading your Mac’s RAM. RAM upgrades are easy and cheap. You can expect to pay $90 or less for enough (Mac-safe) RAM to run OS X Yosemite without hiccups, or $180 for enough RAM to guarantee you won’t need more for years. Installing RAM generally doesn’t void your Mac’s warranty, and except for several models, the only tool you’ll need is a small screwdriver. Below, I’ll walk you through your best options. Without getting too technical, RAM (random access memory) typically refers to a small replaceable circuit board full of memory chips, designed to give your computer a high-speed temporary work space — the place where apps and data are stored while you’re actively using them. More RAM lets your computer run bigger apps and more apps at the same time, reducing or eliminating the need to continuously load data from your hard disk or SSD. Most current Macs ship with 4 or 8 gigabytes (GB) of RAM. Several years ago, there were more 4GB Macs out there, but today, if you don’t have at least 8GB of RAM and are running OS X Yosemite, you probably would benefit from more RAM. I personally have 8GB in my Retina MacBook Pro and 12GB in my iMac; neither has obvious RAM-related issues. By contrast, 4GB Macs are very limited in running multiple apps at once, while 16GB machines aren’t much different from 8GB or 12GB Macs except when running professional-quality (generally video editing) apps. If your Mac can run Yosemite, it can probably be upgraded to at least 8GB of RAM, if not more. Apple typically makes Mac RAM swaps as simple as using a small screwdriver to open a panel, where you push down on clips to release the RAM boards, then pop the new RAM into place. Most Macs have two RAM slots, each arriving filled, such that a 4GB Mac will have two 2GB RAM boards inside, and an 8GB Mac will have two 4GB RAM boards inside. Many iMacs and all Mac Pros have four slots. While the iMac uses high-quality but consumer-grade RAM, the Mac Pro typically uses some of the most expensive RAM available, and the base model currently ships with 12GB of RAM installed. Image courtesy iFixit How Can You Be Smart About Swapping RAM? I’ve upgraded the RAM in numerous computers over the years, and learned a hard lesson in the process: do not under any circumstances attempt to cheap out when you’re putting new RAM into a Mac. Let me repeat that: whatever you do, do not cut corners on RAM. Windows PCs (and, indirectly, their owners) tend to be somewhat tolerant of imperfect RAM. System crashes, app crashes, failures to boot — these sorts of problems are common enough with PCs that it’s hard to trace their causes. I’m not saying this to be snarky; bad RAM is only one of a bunch of factors that can contribute to a PC’s instability. But on Macs, I’ve found that these sorts of issues very commonly come down to bad RAM, more specifically, cheap RAM that worked fine when it was purchased but started exhibiting problems after a system update. You might save $10 or $20 on RAM that seems trouble-free with OS X Yosemite, but has issues with the next OS X release. I’ve personally seen this happen, and in the process of trying to figure out what went wrong, I’ve read hundreds (if not thousands) of identical user complaints on Apple’s Support Discussion Forums.
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