# Memory

> What's using your Mac's memory, when a high Memory Used figure is fine, and what yellow or red memory pressure actually means.

Web page: https://trybondi.app/blog/topic/memory/

- [How much RAM is Cursor using on my Mac?](https://trybondi.app/blog/cursor-memory-mac/) - Cursor splits into dozens of helper processes, so Activity Monitor hides the total. Here's how to see how much memory Cursor is really using on a Mac.
- [Why is Chrome using so much memory on my Mac?](https://trybondi.app/blog/chrome-memory-mac/) - Chrome splits into dozens of helper processes, so Activity Monitor hides the total. Here's how to see how much RAM Chrome is really using on a Mac, and what actually helps.
- [What is using memory on my Mac?](https://trybondi.app/blog/which-app-is-using-my-mac-memory/) - Apps like Chrome split into dozens of helper processes, so Activity Monitor hides the real total. Here's how to see which app is really using your Mac's memory.
- [Memory pressure on Mac: what yellow and red mean](https://trybondi.app/blog/memory-pressure-explained/) - "Memory Used" being high is normal on a Mac. Memory pressure, swap and compressed memory tell you whether you actually need more. Here's how to read them.
- [What is unified memory on a Mac? Unified memory vs RAM](https://trybondi.app/blog/unified-memory-mac/) - Unified memory is the RAM in Apple silicon Macs, shared by the CPU, GPU and Neural Engine. How it differs from storage, and how much you need.
- [What is MLX on Mac? MLX vs GGUF, and which is faster](https://trybondi.app/blog/what-is-mlx-on-mac/) - MLX is Apple's framework for local AI on Apple silicon. How it differs from GGUF, and which ran faster on an M1 Max.

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