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So, I own an HP Pavilion 15z that has an AMD A10-5745m processor with a Radeon HD 8610G Integrated GPU. It also has a Radeon R7 M260 with 2GB dedicated memory, and 8GB of system RAM (if the last one affects the answer.)
I know that integrated graphics are usually dependent on system RAM, and according to the Windows Screen Resolution Control Panel, I have 3456 MB of Shared System Memory- about 3.5 GB, if I've done the math right. Is it always 3.5 GB? Or is that dependent on my RAM?
According to AMD's Catalyst Control Center, the 8610G also has 768 MB of dedicated vRAM. However, I thought it drew from the system RAM entirely. If it doesn't, I would understand- it says that I have more than the 2048 MB of vRAM promised by my dedicated GPU. However, instead of 2816 MB that would result, it says that I have 3072 MB- 3 GB. A lot of this seems like very contradictory information, and all I want to know is if I have a strong gaming laptop.
The tl;dr version:
My specs are:
Total Available Graphics Memory: 6528 MB
Dedicated Video Memory: 3072 MB
System Video Memory: 0 MB
Shared System Memory: 3456 MB
Catalyst Control says that I should have 2.75 GB dedicated from two sources, one of which may or may not actually be able to supply that.
What does this all mean?
If you need additional information, please ask.
I know that integrated graphics are usually dependent on system RAM, and according to the Windows Screen Resolution Control Panel, I have 3456 MB of Shared System Memory- about 3.5 GB, if I've done the math right. Is it always 3.5 GB? Or is that dependent on my RAM?
According to AMD's Catalyst Control Center, the 8610G also has 768 MB of dedicated vRAM. However, I thought it drew from the system RAM entirely. If it doesn't, I would understand- it says that I have more than the 2048 MB of vRAM promised by my dedicated GPU. However, instead of 2816 MB that would result, it says that I have 3072 MB- 3 GB. A lot of this seems like very contradictory information, and all I want to know is if I have a strong gaming laptop.
The tl;dr version:
My specs are:
Total Available Graphics Memory: 6528 MB
Dedicated Video Memory: 3072 MB
System Video Memory: 0 MB
Shared System Memory: 3456 MB
Catalyst Control says that I should have 2.75 GB dedicated from two sources, one of which may or may not actually be able to supply that.
What does this all mean?
If you need additional information, please ask.
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