How much RAM needed to run the games in Dolphin?

[Bubuniek3]

This is what the topic - How much RAM needed to run the games in Dolphin? I'm going to buy a new computer and want to know how much RAM is a need to properly emulate in Dolphin.
If, in my speech is a mistake, the hardest sorry - I'm Polish and I use the translator .
Thank you in advance and best regards, Bubuniek3

[Anti-Ultimate]

2GB but i recommend 6GB

[Bubuniek3]

Thank you very much. That's all.

[Nolonar]

I've been monitoring Dolphin's RAM requirements, since I got curious about those 2-6 GB.

As far as I could see, Dolphin used 300-400 MB on my PC, so I'd say it needs about 1 GB.

How did you get Dolphin to use up to 6 GB?
I'm just curious, that's all...

[silveruniverse]

I'm curious about that too... considering Dolphin uses only 400MB or so on my side

[Anti-Ultimate]

Try EFB to RAM and see how the usage increases.
Also on 64-Bit Windows already uses 2-3GB and this is why i recommend 6GB

[silveruniverse]

played for a while
Crazy Taxi (GC) - 291MB
Metroid Prime 1 (GC) - 600MB
Tales of Symphonia - 370MB

all with EFB copy to RAM with Cache Enabled and EFB scaled copy enabled (EFB scale to 1x)
MP1 with max settings on everything and everything enabled
Probably why these games are on my laptop

[NaturalViolence]

2GB is enough for dolphin but you should grab 4GB just in case (for other applications).