Apple’s new iPad 3 has 1GB RAM

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When we got our hands on the new iPad last night, it ran silky smooth. Party because of the new A5X chip’s graphics grunt – but also, apparently, because Apple has boosted its flagship slate’s RAM to 1GB.

The Verge’s sources claim that Apple has joined the spec race in a very out of character move. We’ll be giving the new iPad a full workout at Stuff towers very soon – so we’ll find out just how much of a performance boost that 1GB of RAM has given Apple’s new tablet.

UPDATE: Read our in depth new iPad 3 review here.

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