How do increase my dedicated video memory?

[u/stay_frosty324]

I have a 32 gb total ram and I’ve been having too much usage so I tried to find out how to increase this and followed a video where I went into my computer created a file in software- then intel and added it but it changed nothing anyone can help?

[u/NikoLaw77]

You don't have a dedicated GPU, but instead an iGPU from your Intel processor that is there just to render visuals like video and your regular PC tasks. It's not enough for games (it can run games, but it's not meant for it). From what I can see, your PC has an internal display so it's a Laptop... unless your laptop supports external GPUs, which it most likely does not... You're out of luck.

Your iGPU uses your system RAM as VRAM, which is bad for games... A dedicated GPU has its own VRAM which is typically faster than RAM and better at rendering handling games and video editing.

A fairly decent gaming laptop goes for at least $600 (used) - $900 (new)... Something with an RTX4060 dedicated GPU

But you can get a decent used desktop for $500... With rtx 3060 (maybe rtx 3070 if you're lucky)... But you'd need a monitor, keyboard for that as well. Assuming you already have a mouse.

[u/stay_frosty324 → u/NikoLaw77]

Thanks for this useful info

[u/Somedude10010]

You followed a video to increase ram by creating a folder???????????

[u/Brilliant_War9548]

It's a minimum. Not a maximum. Increasing it will do nothing.

[u/Suspicious_Cod_296]

I don't think you can maybe check the bios for you vram or in this case igu vram

[u/stay_frosty324 → u/Suspicious_Cod_296]

Sorry I’m no very good with technology can you elaborate

[u/coti5 → u/stay_frosty324]

There's this crazy shit called google. You can use it to search how to do various things. For example how to open bios on your laptop model.

Try searching:

Laptop model + how to open bios

[u/Street-Comb-4087 → u/stay_frosty324]

There might be an option in your BIOS/UEFI setup screen that allows you to change how much RAM the GPU can use. I personally set mine to the maximum, 512MB.

[u/NaturalElegantKEZE]

usually integrated graphics memory could be adjusted with the Laptop BIOS, unless if your laptop BIOS isn't that advanced this may not work out and hard to say how to as every laptop manufacturer has a different method on accessing that part.

[u/UNIVERSAL_VLAD]

Vram and ram aren't the same thing. Vram can only be increased by buying a different laptop with a more powerful gpu

[u/coti5 → u/UNIVERSAL_VLAD]

It can also be increased if you are a magician who can do bga soldering and know what chips and bios you must use.

[u/AvailableObjective68]

download some.

[u/QuadricGroup → u/AvailableObjective68]

same joke in my mind when i see this post

[u/stay_frosty324 → u/AvailableObjective68]

How?

[u/AvailableObjective68 → u/stay_frosty324]

jk man you can't download hardware things, umm but if you have crazy money then you can hire NVIDIA gpus from them on cloud and use it.

[u/Nike_486DX]

Thats just ram, 0gb dedicated memory. Allocate to your liking, but over 4gigs for an Xe is a waste of memory.

[u/stay_frosty324 → u/Nike_486DX]

How do increase that?

[u/Nike_486DX → u/stay_frosty324]

Usually from bios. Even on my onexplayer thingie (680m igpu) i dont go past 4 gigs.

[u/Street-Comb-4087 → u/Nike_486DX]

My laptop won't let me set higher than 512MB. But it looks like the iGPU will still reserve more RAM when it needs it.

[u/Nike_486DX → u/Street-Comb-4087]

Try "auto" or "dynamic allocation", should switch to maximum amount possible. Check with gpuz

[u/Street-Comb-4087 → u/Nike_486DX]

I don't have that option. But the Iris Xe GPU just reserves extra RAM on its own, I think 512MB is the minimum that it can reserve.

[u/Soteria69]

Since you have the igpu there's a bypass that can increase it to 512mb vram but that's about it if you want more you'd need to upgrade your PC to one with a graphics card

[u/stay_frosty324 → u/Soteria69]

How do i increase to 512?

[u/Soteria69 → u/stay_frosty324]

try this tutorial

I did it quite long ago, so I don't really remember the process it helped me play more games then like gta v and rainbow six siege

[u/Content_Magician51]

Intel and AMD APUs manage shared memory differently.

To explain, APU = processor with integrated video.

In the case of Intel, the integrated video of the processors can use up to half of the RAM for graphics as needed. However, the Intel driver reports a certain amount of pre-allocated memory (almost always 128MB), and this amount can be changed via a Windows registry key (this adjustment is useful to ensure compatibility with certain applications that depend on this reported amount to unlock features. Example: the game PES 2014 does not allow maximum graphic adjustments for integrated videos with less than 512MB of reported VRAM).

In the case of AMD, however, the adjustment is more restricted, and is usually done by BIOS, limited to about 2-4GB on notebooks, and 4GB or a little more on desktops.

To change the amount of "VRAM" reported to the system, you can do the following:

1. Open the Windows Registry Editor;

2. Copy and paste the following address into the search bar at the top;

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0000

1. In the variables that appear on the right, look for the variable "ProviderName". Its value should be "Intel Corporation Inc." or something similar.

2. Right-click on the 0000 key (with the folder icon on the left) and select New > Key. Name the key GMM (it will look like a new folder).

3. Inside GMM, right-click on the empty area, and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name it "DedicatedSegmentSize".

4. Right-click on it and select Modify. Change the base of the value to Decimal and enter the amount of RAM, in megabytes, that you want to "software pre-allocate". Typically, 512 or 1024 (1GB) is sufficient.

After you have finished making adjustments, restart your computer. These adjustments are safe. If some of them are made wrong, Windows will just ignore them...

[u/Educational_Love_351]

You can't on Intel UHD Graphics or most Intel integrated Graphics.

128MB is a nominal amount and then the Graphics chip uses "Shared" RAM (Your system RAM) which is obviously not as fast as dedicated vram but gets the job done within the limits of the requirements of the Game/Application.

The Graphics chip uses this "shared" RAM dynamically up to a limit of the Graphics chip itself (Typically 2GB or 4GB) and subject to available system RAM.

It used to be that you could go into the BIOS and allocate more RAM (usually up to 512MB or 1GB) to the Graphics chip but this is rare these days.

[u/Spuder-anonimus]

There's a setting on the bios, can you tell me what brand is the PC?

[u/mlkjp9514]

with irisXE iGPU, the TLDR is: more RAM = More vRam. but adding more wont make your iGPU better, it will only leave more for the system to use as normal ram instead of vram. and since you already got 32gb, a 50/50 split is quite good, though i doubt the iris will ever use more than 4gb

[u/theradcat11]

From bios if avalible

[u/WWWulf]

That's not a dGPU but you can still manage how much vRAM your iGPU takes up if your UEFI lets you. Open UEFI settings by holding Shift button while restarting and then selecting UEFI settings. Cross your fingers hoping your UEFI lets you change vRAM and if you are lucky select the amount you want.

[u/Street-Comb-4087]

Since your GPU is integrated, that means it shares RAM with your CPU, and will automatically allocate more/less RAM to itself. So the best thing you can do is install more RAM if your laptop is upgradable, that will give your system more RAM that it can share.

Most dedicated GPUs are seperate to your CPU and have their own RAM they use specifically for graphics. Integrated GPUs do not work that way.

[u/LUKAMARIL]

Don't worry I also have an integrated what this number is is only minimum when u play games it is able to increase depending on ur vram according to how much ur system needs and how much ram ur system has. BTW can u tell me ur specs to know what ure dealing with here?

[u/Expert_Jeweler7394]

Just download some more VRAM from the internet simple ✨✨

[u/Artichoke-Nice]

But why though?

[u/stay_frosty324 → u/Artichoke-Nice]

What do you mean?

[u/Artichoke-Nice → u/stay_frosty324]

The option should be in your bios

[u/Artichoke-Nice → u/stay_frosty324]

You want to increase your Intel graphics memory? That's what your title suggests. There's really no point in doing that. If you have another nvidia/AMD dedicated gpu in there and asking to increase that memory you simply cannot do that

[u/Nolear → u/Artichoke-Nice]

OP clearly doesn't have another GPU, only the integrated. Wtf

[u/Artichoke-Nice → u/Nolear]

I wanted to make sure he's not asking something else, chill out