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    Can I decrease the amount of RAM in my graphic card?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by silentsteps, Jul 18, 2008.

  1. silentsteps

    silentsteps Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600, and I thought I'd have 512mb on it, but instead I have this:

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    1779MB.. Is there a way I can decrease this in hopes of gaining performance in games? Oh, and will it gain performance if I decrease this?
     
    silentsteps, Jul 18, 2008
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    sirmetman Notebook Virtuoso

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    It's probably showing the complete amount of onboard and shared memory. You have 512 onboard and the rest is shared with system RAM. And no, reducing that number should not have any positive impact on performance. If it has any impact in fact, it should be negative.
     
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    silentsteps Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ah, alright... thanks for the info :)
     
    silentsteps, Jul 18, 2008
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