resolution & Mb

[hachiman]

Hi

Could someone explain to me in dummy turns some graphic questions i have.

I play all my games in 800 x 600 as i only have a 14" monitor'but it can go up to 1024 x 768.

Am i correct in thinking that these numbers are the amount of pixels seen on the screen

800 x 600 = 480'000
1024 x 768 = 786'432

Is that correct?
If so then why also do the graphics get smaller?

Secondly i run all my games in 16Mb even though i have a 32mb graphics card.If i run it at 32Mb what benefits do i get?

Lastly the reasons i use lower settings is i'm led to believe that the higher ones can affect game performance etc.?

So whats better?

Thanx

 

[AMD_Man]

Am i correct in thinking that these numbers are the amount of pixels seen on the screen

800 x 600 = 480'000
1024 x 768 = 786'432

Is that correct?
If so then why also do the graphics get smaller?

Yes, that is correct. When the resolution increases, the dots get smaller. So say you had an image that was 640*480, and you were at first viewing it with a resolution of 800*600 and then you moved to 1024*768, the image gets smaller because the dots (the pixels) that is used are smaller as well now. Understand?

Secondly i run all my games in 16Mb even though i have a 32mb graphics card.If i run it at 32Mb what benefits do i get?

Lastly the reasons i use lower settings is i'm led to believe that the higher ones can affect game performance etc.?

I don't understand how you can set how many MB your graphics card has unless it's integrated on board. In that case, you should stick to the lower resolutions as your integrated graphics can't handle the higher resolutions not matter how many MBs you allocate.

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