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    Sony vaio 820E vga

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by lordi, Dec 28, 2008.

  1. lordi

    lordi Newbie

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    Hello

    I was reading about Sony vaio Ar 820E

    I couldn't understand what VGA it has

    # Graphics Controller Model: GeForce 8400M GT - 256 MB
    # Graphics Memory Capacity: 1.49GB
    # Graphics Memory Accessibility: Semi-shared

    is it 256 MB and up to 1.49 GB ????

    and what does semi shared mean?

    thanks
     
    lordi, Dec 28, 2008
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  2. scadsfkasfddsk

    scadsfkasfddsk Notebook Evangelist

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    It is a 8400GT with 256mb of dedicated video ram (the good stuff), that 1.49gb is system ram that the graphics can access to help out. However this is not anywhere near as good as the dedicated ram for various reasons.
     
    scadsfkasfddsk, Dec 28, 2008
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