Dedicated VRAM and Shared System Memory

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MegaFreggel

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So I have been trying to get some more Video RAM since I have Overwatch and Battlefield 1, and there was one thing that I found weird; at my Adapter Settings for my GPU, I found that my Dedicated Video Memory is 2048 MB, my Shared System Memory is 8191 MB and my Total Available Graphics Memory is 10239 MB!

So my question is: Can I make my Dedicated Video Memory bigger with reducing my Shared System Memory or something?

I am totally new at this computer stuff so sorry if this is a dumb question (just want to play Overwatch and BF1 with more FPS on higher settings :))

Specs:
- AMD Radeon R9 290
- Intel Core CPU I7 950
- Windows 10 64 bit
- Dell U2713HM 2560x1440p

Thanks for helping!
 
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bignastyid
You can't get more dedicated vram without replacing the video card as it's a physical part of the video card. However an R9 290 should have 4Gb of vram. Try using a better tool like GPU-Z to identify the GPU model and the amount of vram.
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You can't get more dedicated vram without replacing the video card as it's a physical part of the video card. However an R9 290 should have 4Gb of vram. Try using a better tool like GPU-Z to identify the GPU model and the amount of vram.
 
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Dedicated vram is what is physically present on your card.
If a game needs something not in vram, it needs to get it from system memory.
I suspect the option you are looking at will allow you to tell the graphics driver to reserve some of your system ram for this purpose.
That may or may not be helpful.
It is much faster for a card to find and use something in it's own dedicated vram than to swap with content from the system ram.

It is a performance issue, not a functional issue.

All I can suggest is you try different adapter settings.
I suspect you will not be able to tell any performance difference.
 
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dontlistentome

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Benchmarks I've seen, with a fast CPU, show that at 1440p and ultra settings you can expect ~60fps average with the 290 in Battlefield 1. You have a CPU from 2009, so you won't be seeing framerate higher than that. Monitor your CPU and GPU usage while running these games. If you see CPU usage near 100% but GPU usage lower than that, you are getting the best framerate your current CPU will allow.
 
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