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    Have i been tricked?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Nocturnal310, Sep 26, 2007.

  1. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Everyone is saying geforce go 6100 is integrated GPU , it doesnt have dedicated memory...

    but when i was buying my laptop (check signature for specs) the site said geforce go 6100 with 288 dedicated memory
    ...does this mean the gpu has its own memory and remaining it draws from RAM or is it that they lied??
     
    Nocturnal310, Sep 26, 2007
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  2. Airman

    Airman Band of Gypsys NBR Reviewer

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    Nvidia Geforce Go 6100 with 288MB total available memory is what they meant (or should have said)
     
    Airman, Sep 26, 2007
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Integrated GPU's can have dedicated memory, but its usually a small amount.

    As for yours, try running CPU-Z to see what it is at.
     
    coriolis, Sep 26, 2007
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    Dedicated or not, i dun think it makes any much of a difference.. so no worries about it.
     
    lunateck, Sep 26, 2007
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    Most of the time it would make a very large difference but on a card that old and slow it does not really matter at all.
     
    Compstomper, Sep 26, 2007
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    Yea, i meant old cards.. New cards like the MBP 8600M GT with 128mb or 256mb dedicated, it makes quite some difference.
     
    lunateck, Sep 26, 2007
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    jessi3k3 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, your mind tricked you. You probably confused integrated with dedicated. it's integrated.
     
    jessi3k3, Sep 26, 2007
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