Scott Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 I'm a bit confused by my new laptop. It has 1gb dedicated gfx ram & can share a further 1gb of ram. How do i adjust the amount of GFX ram is being used at any one time? Is it automatic? I've checked the bios and all the graphics properties i can find but i can't see any adjustment. I've always had dedicated gfx on my laptops but never where they are dedicated and shared. If it helps my lappy is an Acer 6930g and the gfx card is the GeForce 9600m GT. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncz Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 I've never heard of a 9600M using laptop RAM - as you say they have onboard memory. Let me do a bit of investigating and I'll get back to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncz Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 http://www.nvidia.com/page/turbocache.html I wonder if it's something to do with that. I read the 9600M 1gb can have up to 2303mb TurboCache. Presumably that means the GPU can use the TurboCache technology to draw on system memory when needed. For instance if you were playing a graphics-intensive game, the technology might take 1gb of your system memory in order to boost its graphics capability. If that's the case, because it's dynamic, I doubt you'll be able to change it manually - I would imagine the technology will decide when and where it needs the additional graphics memory. I would also imagine that unless you're playing a specifically graphics intensive game or application it won't draw any additional usage from your system's installed RAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 Yup, did a bit of digging around solely searching for the 9600M and that seems to be the case. I can't really see me playing anything THAT intensive on the laptop though lol. Thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncz Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Well to be honest mate I can't really think of any games that require 1Gb+ graphics memory anyway? Maybe in a couple of years time.. Sounds like a quality laptop though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 Cheers bud, it certainly seems the part for now. I'm looking for a good few years out of it so here's hoping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Its dynamic. You can not change it. 1GB of Ram is really for larger resolutions, so if you have a large screen it all helps. A 9600 is not going to blow out of the water though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 Ahh it does 1080p through HDMI so that must be the reason for it. I wouldn't expect it to be any great shakes tbh, its only a laptop afterall lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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