Does the RSX gpu have less RAM?

im confused because a lot of lemmings keep pointing out that the rsx has less ram then the 512mb in xenos, which is why the games on the 360 look sharper, but i know the specs are 256mb gddr and 265mb xdr ram.

Cant these two combine somehow to make better textures especially since the xdr is faster ram? Does the problem lie in developers having to somehow make the two types of ram work with each other?

the RSX can use the RAM available to the CPU, meaning it has potentially more than 256mb of RAM toaccess. also, the amount of RAM reserved for the OS has been reduced slightly from firmware updates, which frees up some more RAM for game development.Mordred19

where did you get this?

[QUOTE="Mordred19"]the RSX can use the RAM available to the CPU, meaning it has potentially more than 256mb of RAM toaccess. also, the amount of RAM reserved for the OS has been reduced slightly from firmware updates, which frees up some more RAM for game development.ngoniko

where did you get this?

it's common knowledge to the knowledgable. I don't have a specific source but you can look it up rather easily.

im confused because a lot of lemmings keep pointing out that the rsx has less ram then the 512mb in xenos, which is why the games on the 360 look sharper, but i know the specs are 256mb gddr and 265mb xdr ram.

Cant these two combine somehow to make better textures especially since the xdr is faster ram? Does the problem lie in developers having to somehow make the two types of ram work with each other?

A_Gamerz_soul

im confused because a lot of lemmings keep pointing out that the rsx has less ram then the 512mb in xenos, which is why the games on the 360 look sharper, but i know the specs are 256mb gddr and 265mb xdr ram.

Cant these two combine somehow to make better textures especially since the xdr is faster ram? Does the problem lie in developers having to somehow make the two types of ram work with each other?

A_Gamerz_soul

Comes down to the differences in multiplats, it's really the GPU architectures that differ, it's not the ram.

[QUOTE="Mordred19"]the RSX can use the RAM available to the CPU, meaning it has potentially more than 256mb of RAM toaccess. also, the amount of RAM reserved for the OS has been reduced slightly from firmware updates, which frees up some more RAM for game development.ngoniko

where did you get this?

The video card can access the system memory, but from what I understand that can have an effect on performance. Oh, and the 360 has 10 MBs of embedded video memory in addition to it's 512 MBs of unified memory. The PS3's memory runs at a faster clockspeed though.