Can you upgrade PS3 RAM?

It's rare for a console to get a spec upgrade in the middle of its life. However, Sony has stealthily upgraded the PS3 over the past few months to unlock additional usable RAM for developers.
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How much RAM does a PS3 have?

PlayStation 3 has 256 MB of XDR DRAM main memory and 256 MB of GDDR3 video memory for the RSX. The system has Bluetooth 2.0 (with support for up to seven Bluetooth devices), Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0 and HDMI 1.4 built in.
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Can you upgrade a PS3?

While this is true for virtually every games console out there, PlayStation 3 is unique in that you can upgrade the stock hard drive with any kind of replacement you like - and that includes state-of-the-art SSD (solid state disk) technology.
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What RAM does a PS3 use?

The PS3 have 256 MB ram dedicated to the CPU and 256 MB dedicated to the GPU.
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How can I increase my PS3 internal memory?

What to Know
  1. Connect a USB hard drive to PS3. Find media you want to back up and copy it to hard drive.
  2. Power down console and unplug all cables. Remove PS3 HDD cover and unscrew the hard drive carriage.
  3. Remove hard drive tray. Replace old hard drive with new one. Reconnect all cables and turn on console.
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Is 12gb enough for PS3?

Yes, you can do that.
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Can you replace PS3 GPU?

Odds are the PS3's GPU is soldered onto the mainboard, and cannot be replaced without replacing the entire mainboard.
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Is PS3 worth buying in 2021?

Definitely. The PlayStation 3 was the last time Sony made a good console; everything afterwards is basically a glorified PC; anything its successors can do, a gaming PC and/or one of Nintendo's consoles will do better. I still own my PS3 in 2021; I've had it for ten years, and it continues to hold up extremely well.
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Which GPU is equivalent to PS3?

The Radeon HD 5670 is basically equal to the 9600GT. The Radeon HD 6570 is pretty close to the HD 5670's performance.
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Does SSD make PS3 faster?

The biggest speed difference will be for games stored digitally on the ssd itself. I honestly think the idea that an ssd isnt faster in a ps3 stemmed from the idea that ssd weren't worth the cost for the upgrade back in the past 2000s. But now ssd's are A LOT cheaper, it's definitely worth it.
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How big of a HDD can I put in a PS3?

How big of a HDD can I put in a PS3? You should make sure it's a 2.5-inch drive of 9.5mm height or less. As for capacity, it seems that the max capacity supported by PS3 is 1TB.
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Can you put an SSD in a PS3 Slim?

To change PS3 (Slim) hard drive to larger one, you have to take out the PS3 (Slim) hard drive carefully with the extracting tool. Insert the two hard drives, one is PS3 (Slim) hard drive, the other is the target hard drive (HDD) or SSD. Download hard drive cloning software to do PS3 Slim hard drive replacement.
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What FPS does PS3 run at?

both PS4 and PS3 remasters ran at 30fps.
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How much RAM does GTA V use?

As minimum system requirements for GTA 5 suggests, players require a 4GB RAM in their laptop or PC to be able to play the game.
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How powerful is the PS3 Cell processor?

At its heart is the Power Processing Element, or PPE, featuring a 3.2GHz, dual-core CPU based on IBM's PowerPC 2.02 ISA (Instruction Set Architecture). Alongside it, the platform made use of eight co-processors, dubbed Synergistic Processing Elements, or SPEs, also clocked at 3.2GHz.
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Can you play fortnite on PS3?

Sadly you cannot play Fortnite on PS3.
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Which is better PS3 slim or fat?

The slim is better at dispersing heat and has a much larger HDD, but the original fats had hardware-based backward compatibility with PS2 games.
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Can you use a PS3 CPU in PC?

And I found out that the PS3 uses 7+1 single threaded 3.2 Ghz cores. But then it has a really fast clock speed at blazing 3.2 ghz speed. Well, I would say that a bricked PS3 could actually be made to good use as a computer. Rip out the CPU ,the RAM, HD and the Blu-ray drive and build a new computer.
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Can we use PS3 graphic card in PC?

No, it would not be possible as the GPU in PS3 and any other console are specially made to fit into the little boxes not to mention they are programmed to work on PS3 and not PC. So the answer is no, it would not be simple as just taking it apart and putting it into a PC.
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What is PS3 Reballing?

Reball Method Repair - A reball repair is the same procedure as the reflow, but with a few more steps involved. Instead of just heating the chip and letting the solder underneath melt, the chip is heated to the point where it can be taken off the board.
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Why did Sony make a 12GB PS3?

Initially, it was believed that Sony had simply gained access to an inventory of small capacity SSDs and would ship them in the PS3's traditional hard drive bay, where it could be replaced with any other 2.5-inch hard drive, so perhaps the biggest surprise upon receiving our 12GB unit was the complete absence of ...
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Is 128gb enough for PS3?

1-5 of 5 Answers. You can use the Sandisk 128 gb flash drive to backup your PS3 hard drive.
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