Question about VRAM?

ssur

ssur

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i just bought a Toshiba laptop which has 4 GB RAm and 512GB Nvidia dedicated VRAM.When i opened DXDIAG it says that the available virtual memory is 2000+MB .
So can i run(not play ,I have a PS3 for gaming ) high-end games or some middle-end games like GTA IV?
 

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By looking at your system specs (which may or may not be accurate, there's no mention of nVidia in them) you'd be hard pushed to play any mid to high end games well especially with an Intel intergrated graphics chipset.

With the Nvidia VRAM you mention could you please elaborate. What is your graphics card ? (9600m etc). If it has a dedicated mobile graphics card it can almost certainly play mid end games reasonably and depending on the card could play high end games quite well.

If however the specs you listed above are what you're refering to then I wouldn't hold my breath.

As for any of the GTA series on Vista/7 you will be riddled with problems almost certainly ;).

Oli
 

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    Apple MacBook, 5,1
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    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz
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    4GB DDR3
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    Nvidia 9400m
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3" Apple MacBook LCD Screen + 22" HannsG DVI LCD + 21.5" Samsung USB Lapfit Monitor LD220
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    Apple Late 2009 Wireless Keyboard (US)
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oh I am terribly sorry , i have not updated my system specs .What you have seen are the specs from my older toshiba laptop. i am trying to get the complete system specs of my new laptop but i cant as I have not run it even once.

Performance

PROCESSOR*
Intel® Core™ i5-430M processor
OPERATING SYSTEM*
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

GRAPHICS ENGINE*
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Memory and Storage

MEMORY*
4GB DDR3 1066MHz memory

HARD DRIVE*
500GB HDD (5400rpm)

OPTICAL DRIVE*
Slot-Loading DVD SuperMulti (+/- Double Layer) with Labelflash®
Audio and Video

DISPLAY SIZE*
13.3" widescreen

DISPLAY TYPE*
WXGA Touch-screen LCD Display
DISPLAY RESOLUTION*
Supports 720p content, 1280x800, 16:10 aspect ratio

AUDIO
Microphone jack (mono), Standard stereo speakers, Built-in microphone, S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port), Headphone jack (stereo)
Communication

WEBCAM
Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel
WIRELESS LAN*
Wi-Fi® Wireless networking (802.11b/g/n)

BLUETOOTH
No Bluetooth (No Antenna)
MODEM
No Modem port

LAN
10/100 Ethernet LAN
Power

AC ADAPTER
65W (19V 3.42A) Auto-sensing, 100-240V / 50-60Hz input
BATTERY
Li-Ion (4800mAh, 6-Cell)
BATTERY LIFE*
Up to 3.60 hours

sorry for being lazy

however i know for sure that I have a dedicated 512 MB NVIDIA graphics card.
 

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it says that because if you have an integrated card:

the dedicated memory on an intergrated card is the actual gram on the chip

the shared memory is the memory from your actual RAM that the intergrated card uses to draw stuff.

how ever, since you have 512mb of dedicated RAM you shouldnt need that much shared memory (IMO).

anyways, i think that you are mixing this up with pagefile as you said VRAM which could be also virtual ram (the above is video ram which has been explained), virtual ram(memory, pagefile), is the file that windows uses to store temporary data on the hard drive, if the ram gets too low, or if a program requires of page file being used.

here are two articles which will explain it better than i ever could:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_memory

http://www.helium.com/items/955937-comparing-integrated-and-dedicated-graphics-cards
 

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    Hp pavillion a6110n
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    Finally! SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 12
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    generic pnp monitor
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    1280x1024
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    fans
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    saitek cyborg gaming keyboard
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    logitech mouse (small to fit hand perfectly)
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    dsl
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    2.3 ghz amd
well, i am posting this screenshot of dxdiag,do check it .And yeah its certainly not virtual ram.I know all about paging and this is certainly not virtaul ram.
 

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What Kotokato said is all very true.

I believe that this is one of the better intergrated Intel chipsets but I still wouldn't hold my breath to say it's good enough to rum high end games, you might be able to run them on the lowest settings without too much hassle.

Oli
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Apple MacBook, 5,1
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz
    Memory
    4GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 9400m
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3" Apple MacBook LCD Screen + 22" HannsG DVI LCD + 21.5" Samsung USB Lapfit Monitor LD220
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800 + 1920x1080 + 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SATA Internal 2.5" 500GB (305GB HFS+, 195GB NTFS)
    External USB 3.5" 1TB (HFS+)
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    Aluminium Unibody
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    Apple Late 2009 Wireless Keyboard (US)
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    Apple Magic Mouse
    Internet Speed
    6.33Mb/s up. 0.36Mb/s down.
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    Harman Kardon Soundsticks II Speakers
thank you all so much.
i asked the dealer about the graphics card and he said that it is excellent for media (designing,editing etc) and for gaming .I know that it good at gaming but i don't know how good it is.
 

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ssur said:
thank you all so much.
i asked the dealer about the graphics card and he said that it is excellent for media (designing,editing etc) and for gaming .I know that it good at gaming but i don't know how good it is.
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I think he may have been exageratingba bit with the video editing and gaming but I'm sure it's perfectly good if you're not going to be using it for gaming or video editing all the time.

From what I've read of this chipset it is optimized for media playback and to produce great quality sound and video.

Oli
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Apple MacBook, 5,1
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz
    Memory
    4GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 9400m
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3" Apple MacBook LCD Screen + 22" HannsG DVI LCD + 21.5" Samsung USB Lapfit Monitor LD220
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800 + 1920x1080 + 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SATA Internal 2.5" 500GB (305GB HFS+, 195GB NTFS)
    External USB 3.5" 1TB (HFS+)
    Case
    Aluminium Unibody
    Keyboard
    Apple Late 2009 Wireless Keyboard (US)
    Mouse
    Apple Magic Mouse
    Internet Speed
    6.33Mb/s up. 0.36Mb/s down.
    Other Info
    Harman Kardon Soundsticks II Speakers
Of course he had exaggerated ,lol .Its is job .
So , small games will do right?
What about Hitman :Blood Money or Gta San Andreas?
 

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ssur said:
Of course he had exaggerated ,lol .Its is job .
So , small games will do right?
What about Hitman :Blood Money or Gta San Andreas?
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Small games will be fine, I have no idea for blood money, give that a try yourself and see if it works.

As for GTA... anyone who wants to run any GTA game on Vista/7 is doomed no matter what there system spec.

But if you get it to work and put the settings to low it probably will run quite nicely (for a GTA game).

Oli
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Apple MacBook, 5,1
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz
    Memory
    4GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 9400m
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3" Apple MacBook LCD Screen + 22" HannsG DVI LCD + 21.5" Samsung USB Lapfit Monitor LD220
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800 + 1920x1080 + 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SATA Internal 2.5" 500GB (305GB HFS+, 195GB NTFS)
    External USB 3.5" 1TB (HFS+)
    Case
    Aluminium Unibody
    Keyboard
    Apple Late 2009 Wireless Keyboard (US)
    Mouse
    Apple Magic Mouse
    Internet Speed
    6.33Mb/s up. 0.36Mb/s down.
    Other Info
    Harman Kardon Soundsticks II Speakers
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