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09-26-2017 12:13 PM
hello,
i have 2 graphic cards in my notebook one of them is a 4gb gtx 960m (says a site) and one is a Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 with 2gb. so i have 6gb of total memory, says my hp assistant. But i can only use 2gb? its only capable for 2gb use but thats strange isn't it?
can some one help me out please? thanks
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09-27-2017 05:23 PM
@Stas_Nauta wrote:
Hm strange because on the picture it says at my HP assistant i have 6gb video memory?
Hi,
As mentioned above your machine has Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 can be vary. Your machine also has 16GB system RAM therefore it can assign upto 4GB to integrated graphics to make total 6GB (2GB dedicated and 4GB shared).
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09-26-2017 02:00 PM
The following machine shows its specs
It ONLY has NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M (2 GB GDDR5 dedicated) and the Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 can be vary NOT 2GB.
I can't see your image but 2GB is the right number.
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09-27-2017 05:23 PM
@Stas_Nauta wrote:
Hm strange because on the picture it says at my HP assistant i have 6gb video memory?
Hi,
As mentioned above your machine has Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 can be vary. Your machine also has 16GB system RAM therefore it can assign upto 4GB to integrated graphics to make total 6GB (2GB dedicated and 4GB shared).
Regards.
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