RAM: How much memory do I have?

If you use certain games or programs, they often have a minimum requirement for your PC. This is how the developers safeguard themselves should the program not run on your computer. Most of the time you will also need a minimum amount of RAM. To do this, you need to know how much RAM your PC has.

How to find out how much RAM your PC has

How to find out how much RAM is in your PC depends on your operating system.

1. In Windows, simply open the Task Manager. This already provides you with a lot of information about your PC. To do this, right-click on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and then select "Task Manager".
2. Now select the "Performance" tab. Here you will see your RAM in second place on the left. The right number indicates how much memory is currently in use and the left how much you have in total.
3. On the Mac, use the activity indicator. To do this, first open the Finder.
4. Here you now go to "Applications" > "Utilities" > "Activity Meter" and click on the tab "Memory".
5. Now you see the physical memory in the lower part of the display. Dies ist Ihr Arbeitsspeicher.
6. Unter Linux öffnen Sie einfach ein Terminal mit dem Shortcut „Strg + T“ und geben den Command „free -g“ ein. Das „-g“ steht in diesem Fall für Gigabyte. Jetzt sehen Sie unter „total“, wie viel Gigabyte Sie zur Verfügung haben.