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    nx9420: How much RAM does the X1600 use?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by SL2, Mar 4, 2008.

  1. SL2

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    I know that the GPU has it's own 256 MB of RAM,
    but I think I've read somewhere that it also uses 512 MB of the system RAM.

    Is it true?
     
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    I have the same GPU in my NC8430 and it's not using system ram.
     
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    Thanks!
    I really don't know where I got that idea from.
     
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    ATT reports that it got 758 MB "Free Texture Memory", isn't that from the system RAM?
     
    SL2, Mar 18, 2008
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    On vista x64 with 2GB RAM the videoboard can use max 740MB of system RAM, with 4GB RAM the videoboard can use max: 1471MB
     
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    I'm running XP-32 with 1.5 GB RAM, so I dunno how it's possible.
    Can it be driver dependant?
     
    SL2, Mar 18, 2008
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