Understanding Video/ Graphics Memory

[Jamesreeves_2007]

What is the Difference between Video Memory, Graphics Memory or Dedicated Video/ Graphics Memory? Just need to clear that up

 

[johnb35]

Honestly, you only have 2 kinds of graphic/vide memory, dedicated and shared. Graphic and video is the same, no difference.

Dedicated is what the video adapter has on the unit itself.

Shared is what it can take from the system memory.

Some dedicated video cards have hypermemory. For example it will say 256 mb dedicated with 256 hypermemory. That means it will take the other 256 from the system memory.

 

[claptonman]

VRam is used for resolutions. For 1920x1080, 1GB of vRam is enough. Anything more is for 2+ monitors.

 

[Jamesreeves_2007]

is 1243mb on 1600 x 900 enough to play a game such as Call Of Duty/ World of Warcraft?

 

[claptonman]

Yes. Just be sure the card is able to play it. vRam is just one part of a video card.

 

[mihir]

Depends on a lot of things not just the VRAM.
We have excellent 101s on almost every computer hardware related topics
But guessing a Video Card's performance just from the specs has become really difficult now.
Benchmarks are the best way to know a GPU's performance.

Which GPU do you have?

http://www.computerforum.com/26602-video-card-101-a.html


For Example this 1Gb Card won't be able to max out the newer games on 1600x900.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127538

But this will
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125363