I am experiencing a significant increase in memory usage on macOS since the latest update, and I am wondering if this could be related to the memory leak / memory management issues mentioned here.
System:
- MacBook Pro
- Apple M2 Pro
- 16 GB Unified Memory
- macOS Tahoe 26.6.2
- Native EVE Online macOS client
- Usually running up to 7 EVE Online clients simultaneously
Before the latest update:
My EVE clients normally used around 2–2.5 GB of RAM per client. I was able to run multiple clients simultaneously without major memory issues.
Since the latest update:
Each EVE client now uses approximately 5–5.5 GB of RAM, sometimes even more.
This means the memory requirement per client has effectively more than doubled immediately after the update.
With multiple clients running, macOS very quickly runs out of physical memory and starts using large amounts of swap memory. Running my usual 7 clients is therefore no longer realistically possible on my 16 GB MacBook.
The important part is that this behavior only started after the latest EVE update. I did not have this issue before.
I have already tried:
- Clearing the EVE client cache
- Setting all graphics options to the absolute minimum
- Using the lowest possible graphics / “Potato Mode”
- Restarting the clients
- Restarting macOS
- Testing different graphics settings
Unfortunately, none of these steps have significantly reduced the memory consumption.
What I find particularly strange is that even with graphics settings reduced to minimum, a single client still consumes roughly 5–5.5 GB, compared to approximately 2–2.5 GB before the update.
In my case, I am not yet sure whether this is a traditional memory leak where RAM usage continuously increases over time, or whether the client simply allocates significantly more memory immediately after launch since the update.
I will also test whether opening specific UI windows (Skill window, Opportunities, etc.) or changing Upscaling/FSR-related settings has any effect on the memory usage, similar to what has been reported by Linux/Wine users.
If other macOS users, especially users with Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4), could check their Activity Monitor and compare the memory usage per EVE client, that would be very helpful.
For me, the difference is very clear:
Before update: ~2–2.5 GB RAM per client
After update: ~5–5.5+ GB RAM per client
Same MacBook, same accounts, same general configuration.
This change occurred directly after the latest update.
