iPad Pro Is 4GB RAM Limiting your creativity. Or holding back your full potential ?

[TheRealAlex]

I’ve been doing more and more serious work on my iPad Pro 11 2018 since the Pandemic. Multiple windows, editing 4K video, editing video, Editing photos. And some part of me feels very limited in slow sluggish performance I think it’s possible 4GB RAM is just holding me back from my full potential and creativity.

And similar thoughts about the iPad Pro.?

Had to Switch My workflow to a Desktop Gaming PC with a Intel 10900K and 64GB RAM. It cuts my wait time, and Video editing is immediate, Using Adobe Premiere Pro.

Ive forever given up Editing Video on the iPad Pro 11” I think the 4GB of RAM is like having handcuffs on.

 

[Marlon DLTH :)]

I agree, iPads should have more RAM or give us the option to configure it like we do with the storage.

 

[AutomaticApple]

I agree, iPads should have more RAM or give us the option to configure it like we do with the storage.

We should be able to configure our iPad Pros with 4GB, 6GB, or 8GB of RAM.

 

[ericwn]

I’ve been doing more and more serious work on my iPad Pro 11 2018 since the Pandemic. Multiple windows, editing 4K video, editing video, Editing photos. And some part of me feels very limited in slow sluggish performance I think it’s possible 4GB RAM is just holding me back from my full potential and creativity.

And similar thoughts about the iPad Pro.?

Had to Switch My workflow to a Desktop Gaming PC with a Intel 10900K and 64GB RAM. It cuts my wait time, and Video editing is immediate, Using Adobe Premiere Pro.

Ive forever given up Editing Video on the iPad Pro 11” I think the 4GB of RAM is like having handcuffs on.

Have you tried a current iPad with 6GB to see if that makes much of a difference?

I personally don’t edit video, for me the 4GB seem ok at the moment. I wish I could run logic on it with Superior Drummer one day, but the samples alone probably need at least 8-16 GB.

 

[macdogpro]

I’m using iPad Pro 2020 11” with 6gb RAM as my main computer and I edit videos for my youtube channel.

My editing workflow is usually 10-15 minutes 1080p video with multiple track layers, slightly color grading and audio enhancing. It’s been smooth. Haven’t try 4k videos tho.

IMO, the problem is not the RAM capacity. It’s the iOS / iPad OS nature to only focus on single running app so that it performs well for a mobile SOC.

I always try to multitask by running several apps back and forth, but it looks like the app switcher only holds 2-3 apps simultaneously (older opened apps just restart over whenever I reopen it). And by seeing through a system monitoring app, the iPad Pro somehow just utilizing not more than 2gb-ish RAM every time.

So current RAM capacity is even overkill for a single app usage.

 

[Kal-037]

*I blame some app developers or apps not using all that RAM when that’s the only reason stuff it is slow or wonky concerning these iPad pros. The A12X is insane now and will be a beast for years to come as Apple silicone has been off the charts since the A8X.

But really? Huh... Not for me, doing any video editing, 2k and 4K rendering, RAW image editing and usually 6-8 apps with multiple tabs open (apps like Facebook, YouTube, Safari, Affinity Photo, Music, Photos, Procreate, etc, etc)... I still do not experience any slowdown or sluggishness.
4GB is a good amount IMO, cause it does a ton (maybe more than I need,) as my iPad Mini 5 with 3GB RAM (that runs almost as fast) also has NO sluggishness or problems at all either. 🤷‍♂️
I would definitely check out an iPad Pro 5 if the upgrade was as good as the huge spec and design upgrade the 2018 iPad was. 😉✌🙂

 

[Tsepz]

I’m using iPad Pro 2020 11” with 6gb RAM as my main computer and I edit videos for my youtube channel.

My editing workflow is usually 10-15 minutes 1080p video with multiple track layers, slightly color grading and audio enhancing. It’s been smooth. Haven’t try 4k videos tho.

IMO, the problem is not the RAM capacity. It’s the iOS / iPad OS nature to only focus on single running app so that it performs well for a mobile SOC.

I always try to multitask by running several apps back and forth, but it looks like the app switcher only holds 2-3 apps simultaneously (older opened apps just restart over whenever I reopen it). And by seeing through a system monitoring app, the iPad Pro somehow just utilizing not more than 2gb-ish RAM every time.

So current RAM capacity is even overkill for a single app usage.

I have the same iPad Pro as you and I believe iOS 13 is not fully optimized for it to be honest, it does hold a few more apps in RAM but it doesn’t seem to take full advantage of the 6GB, I get the feeling more optimization is needed.

 

[muzzy996]

I’m using iPad Pro 2020 11” with 6gb RAM as my main computer and I edit videos for my youtube channel.

My editing workflow is usually 10-15 minutes 1080p video with multiple track layers, slightly color grading and audio enhancing. It’s been smooth. Haven’t try 4k videos tho.

IMO, the problem is not the RAM capacity. It’s the iOS / iPad OS nature to only focus on single running app so that it performs well for a mobile SOC.

I always try to multitask by running several apps back and forth, but it looks like the app switcher only holds 2-3 apps simultaneously (older opened apps just restart over whenever I reopen it). And by seeing through a system monitoring app, the iPad Pro somehow just utilizing not more than 2gb-ish RAM every time.

So current RAM capacity is even overkill for a single app usage.

I'm no developer but I would think that the memory management behavior that we see is in part inherent to iOS in order to be battery efficient in addition to the performance aspect that you noted. Keeping many applications open in the background and loaded into RAM surely must impact the CPU and therefore increase power consumption.