How do I change the amount of dedicated VRAM?

[Ghazali105]

Hi, following are the specs of of my Laptop

System Manufacturer: HP
System Model: HP Pavilion Laptop 15-cd0xx
BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/29/18 09:45:08 Ver: 05.0000C (type: BIOS)
Processor: AMD A6-9220 RADEON R4, 5 COMPUTE CORES 2C+3G (2 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 7618MB RAM

Display Devices
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Card name: AMD Radeon(TM) R4 Graphics
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x98E4)

Display Memory: 4309 MB
Dedicated Memory: 500 MB
Shared Memory: 3809 MB

why cant we increase our VRAM... this make no sense .. we have 4309mb of display memory but we are unable to play any good game. 

can we increase it our can we install another graphic card  in this laptop??

Thanks

[Jeet_singh]

@Ghazali105,

Thank you for posting your query on HP Support Community,

HP PC's uses a customized BIOS setting (Tattooed BIOS) of which some features including overclocking and increasing the VRAM are locked.

This is done in the best interest of safeguarding the PC for the optimal performance and not to cause any extensive component failure.

Follow these steps to view video memory information:

1. Right-click an open area of the desktop, then click Screen resolution.

   

   The Screen Resolution window opens.

2. Click Advanced settings.

   Figure : Screen Resolution

   

3. Click the Adapter tab.

   

   The video memory information is displayed under Adapter Information:

   • Total Available Graphics Memory: A combination of all memory available for graphics. The system may not actually be using all of this memory, but it is available when requested.

   • Dedicated Video Memory: Memory set aside for the exclusive use of the graphics adapter.

     For Integrated Graphics Cards, this memory is set aside by the BIOS and is subtracted from system memory before Windows 7 is loaded. Windows 7 does not report this as part of total system memory.

     For Discrete Graphics Cards, this is the memory that is on the graphics card. It is not subtracted from system memory.

   • System Video Memory: A fixed memory allocation that is subtracted from system memory after Windows 7 loads. Windows 7 reports this as part of total system memory. It is available to software programs.

   • Shared System Memory: An additional pool of memory that may be dynamically allocated and released as needed. This memory is available to programs and may be used for graphics if required.

You can't increase the video memory per-se, but you can allocate more virtual memory for your computer to use. 

To do this, click start, right click computer>Properties>advanced system settings>advanced>performance>advanced>(virtual memory)>change> 

click custom size and enter the size of hard drive space you would like to allocate to virtual memory. I would recommend and initial size of 10000mb and a maximum size of 20000mb. Click apply and reboot your system.

Let me know how it goes!

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[Ghazali105]

Thanks Jeet for the responce.. so all this means i can only use 512mb of VGA? i think thats not enough for good games...

also can you tell me that, will it work or can i add another Graphic Card in this laptop or we cant.

Thanks again

[Jeet_singh]

@Ghazali105,

Answering to your question regarding can i add another Graphic Card in this laptop or we cant. If you wish you can try it at your own discretion. However, HP Doesn't recommend any upgrade/downgrade of any hardware parts or software that is bundled with the product. It may affect the manufacturer's warranty and performance.

I hope this information helps. Let me know if you need any further assistance. I'll be more than happy to help you.

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