is there any RAM HATs for rpi5 or even for cm/board
February 22, 2024, 07:14
Working on a project , that requires 16gb of ram but i kno rpi5 only doing like 8gb was wondering if there was like something similar or a hat i can add on to boost its ram
> No. There is no method by which RAM can be added to the Pi. See this discussion on the raspberrypi.org forums for more details, but basically the RAM and CPU are inextricably, inaccessibly connected. There is no physical method by which RAM could usefully be added, unless you want to start acid stripping the CPU chip, getting your microscope out and tracking down a micrometer scale soldering iron.
you can enable swap though https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=327238 use pi-apps to download the more ram app which uses your boot device as ram (-ish) it's not the best solution because it increases the likelihood of SD card failure and is quite slow but it can work
The busses that is exposed is quite slow, but to make a swap RAM on a SSD is the fastest alternative I can think of.
yes and if you get a good quality one it shouldnt wear too fast