Is 512mb VRAM enough?

Unless you only speak about office applications, browsing and the windows desktop and no gaming the 512MB should be good to display everything you need.
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Is 512MB VRAM enough for gaming?

If modern games should run smoothly, you'll require a discrete graphics card with dedicated memory. While 128 or 256 MB VRAM no longer suffice graphically demanding titles, mid-range graphics cards should feature a minimum of 512 MB and high-end graphics cards at least 1024 MB VRAM.
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Why is my VRAM only 512MB?

Re: My video card only shows 512 mb

Seems like your manufacturer of your laptop doesn't want you to increase the Integrated Graphics vRAM thus it is fixed. You can try and see if there is a newer BIOS for your laptop that might include that Setting.
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What does 512MB VRAM mean?

it means your video card can appropriate up to 256MB of your system memory for 512 MB total video RAM. in real world terms, you are looking at your video card cannibalizing your system performance.
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How do I increase VRAM to 512MB?

Select the new GMM folder and right-click (or tap and hold) in the right Windows pane. Select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name it DedicatedSegmentSize and give it a (Decimal) value equalling the amount of VRAM you want your GPU to have access to. If you have 4GB of system memory, 512MB would be a good value to opt for.
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Is 128mb VRAM enough?

If modern games run smoothly, you'll require a discrete graphics card with dedicated memory. While 128 or 256 MB VRAM no longer suffice graphically demanding titles, mid-range graphics cards should feature a minimum of 512 MB and high-end graphics cards at least 1024 MB VRAM.
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Can I use RAM as VRAM?

Any GPU can use system RAM when running out of its own VRAM.

Texture data can be used from system RAM over the PCIe bus to make up for the lack of the faster VRAM.
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How much VRAM is needed?

VRAM also has a significant impact on gaming performance and is often where GPU memory matters the most. Most games running at 1080p can comfortably use a 6GB graphics card with GDDR5 or above VRAM. However, 4K gaming requires a little extra, with a recommended 8-10GB plus of GDDR6 VRAM.
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Is VRAM faster than RAM?

For instance, the GPU may load new textures into the memory buffer while at the same time, the display reads the current data used for displaying the image on the monitor. VRAM is much faster than RAM – Next, video memory is much faster than regular random access memory.
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Can you increase VRAM?

VRAM is something that physically exists on your GPU, so you can't increase your VRAM without changing your GPU.
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How can I increase VRAM on my laptop?

Method 1: How to Increase VRAM via BIOS
  1. Restart your system and enter your BIOS settings. ...
  2. Once you get to the BIOS menu, look for the secondary menu under Video Settings, Graphics Settings, or VGA Memory Size. ...
  3. From there, you can adjust the DVMT Pre-Allocated VRAM to the size that suits your system.
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How many VRAM does Radeon R7 have?

My 2gb Radeon R7 has only 512mb dedicated video memory? :: Hardware and Operating Systems.
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What is a good VRAM?

For high refresh rate 1080p and 1440p gaming, we recommend buying a current or last-gen GPU with at least 8GB of VRAM. You can run games just fine with 6GB of VRAM, but with memory consumption increasing with every new game released, it's best to get something stronger from the start to remain futureproof.
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Is 1gb graphics card Enough?

Absolutely no. All the standard games and heavy games' need minimum 3 - 4 GB graphic cards'. And 6 -8 GB graphic card are recommended for gaming purposes FROM AMD AND NVIDIA ONLY.
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Is 1gb dedicated graphics good for gaming?

Sadly no, you will definitely struggle to run most modern games. VRAM doesn't mean everything when it comes to a GPU, but a chip with only one gigabyte of it probably wasn't designed with the intention of running games. That's not to say you won't be able to play anything.
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Does VRAM increase FPS?

Does more VRAM increase FPS? No, it's just like system RAM - you need to have enough for the software you're running, but having more than that doesn't make it run better.
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Is 2gb enough VRAM?

For newer titles no unless you're content with Medium to Low settings. You will need 4GB+ of VRAM if you wish to game at 1080p at an acceptable framerate. 1440p and higher you will need 8GB+ of VRAM.
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Is VRAM same as GPU?

Video RAM (or VRAM, pronounced "VEE-ram") is a special type of RAM that works with your computer's graphics processing unit, or GPU. The GPU is a chip on your computer's graphics card (also called the video card) that's responsible for displaying images on your screen.
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Does VRAM affect gaming?

If the texture and images you're attempting to run overload your GPU's vRAM, the overflow goes to system RAM, significantly impacting performance in a negative way. Basically, the video will still render, but frame rates will take a plunge. For this reason, higher vRAM is ESSENTIAL to high-level 4K gaming.
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How much VRAM does cyberpunk use?

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K, AMD FX-8310 or better. RAM: 8GB. Graphics: Nvidia GTX 780, AMD Radeon RX 470 or better. VRAM: 3GB.
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Is 4GB graphics card enough for GTA 5?

One can run GTA 5 game with 4GB of RAM. One of the minimum requirements for the game is to have 4GB of RAM. That said, you will still need a graphics card of 2GB along with an i3 processor in order to run the game smoothly.
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Is DDR and VRAM same?

Both DDR RAM and GDDR VRAM are optimised for the specific type of tasks that they are designed to perform. For example, system RAM is designed for extremely low latency, so small bits of data can be accessed as fast as possible. In comparison, VRAM is primarily designed to move very large amounts of data.
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Can I use 2 graphics cards at the same time?

Installing two or more graphics cards that work cooperatively provides improved video, 3D, and gaming performance over using a single graphics card. Both AMD and Nvidia offer solutions that run dual graphics cards.
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Do games use RAM or VRAM?

Every time you load up a new program, it gets bundled onto the RAM for the computer to use. As such, video games require your PC to have a minimum amount of RAM for it to run. This allows your computer to load the game onto the RAM so you can play it.
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