Most who buy a base model iPad won't do that much to push the limits of 3Gb ram capacity. But Apple has certainly limited its potential and probably by design to push you into a more expensive model like iPad Air or even Pro. I mean when you think about it, 3Gb isn't much to load iPadOS and run apps on in 2022. I notice more using Safari that scrolling pages can cause pauses loading heavy web sites because Safari is not loading full pages and probably can't even if it could.