In practice, you generally see the opposite. The "CPU" is in fact limited by memory throughput. (The exception is intense number crunching or similar compute-heavy code, where thermal and power limits come into play. But much of that code can be shifted to the GPU.)

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pron 2 hours ago | parent [-]

RAM throughput and RAM footprint are only weakly related. The throughput is governed by the cache locality of access patterns. A program with a 50MB footprint could put more pressure on the RAM bus than one with a 5GB footprint.

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zozbot234 2 hours ago | parent [-]

You're absolutely right? I don't really disagree with anything you're saying there, that's why I said "generally" and "in practice".

	▲	pron an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Reducing your RAM consumption is not the best approach to reducing your RAM throughput is my point. It could be effective in some specific situations, but I would definitely not say that those situations are more common than the other ones.