Microsoft recently set the standard for modern laptops when it launched its Microsoft Copilot+ PCs. Aside from the 40 TOPS minimum of AI compute performance, the company said that these machines also need a minimum default 16GB RAM. Thus, manufacturers that want to get on the AI bandwagon are now putting 16GB as the minimum RAM for their laptops.
This drive is pushing up the average RAM capacity in laptops in the market. According to market research firm TrendForce, laptops will have an average of 11.8GB RAM in 2024, compared to 10.5GB last year. Although the growth may seem small at just 1.3GB, this is a 12% increase in memory capacity. Furthermore, the firm estimates that AI PCs, with its 16GB minimum requirement, will grow to 20.4% this year, further pushing the average laptop RAM capacity to 12.6GB next year.
