Shared Graphics Memory Question

logo897 · 12 Aug 2015

Sorry all.. just have another question.

So I've recently seen on my motherboard that I can take out storage from my ram and put it to video memory and I notice that my motherboard will go up to 2048mb of video memory, causing 1.94gb usable. The question is that if I upgrade my ram to go to 8 or 16GB, can i go past 2048mb of video memory?

My main purpose in asking this is so it can help me on future builds as well as me returning my nvidia GPU. I know it might be silly to do that but I wouldn't mind getting my money back from best buy if I can do this. (it's been less than 15 days).

My motherboard is a: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1

Thanks again

logo897 · 12 Aug 2015

ASRock > AM1B-M

wait it says under graphics, "- Max. shared memory 4GB"

Does that mean I can go higher?

Boozad · 13 Aug 2015

To be honest I wouldn't share system memory (RAM) with onboard video, you're much better off having a GPU with its own VRAM if you're intent on using graphically intensive applications.

ThrashZone · 13 Aug 2015

Hi,
I'm not sure but that might be referring to only using onboard graphic's on a system,

Unfortunately most really resource soaking graphic's programs use both ram and mostly rely on a gpu to function properly
Not to mention processor cores pretty much why dual core processors struggle to do much of anything in the graphic's world.
Most would use a 4-6-8 core cpu along with an insane amount of ram and a expensive gpu to do the most good.

I did okay not great with a Acer Aspire dual core and 8gb ram with a asus gt640 1gb
But Adobe cc2014 was slow as hello