BIOS -Share Video memory setting ?

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-Intel 4690 w/ Intel HD 4600 graphic chip
-ASRock B85M-ITX LGA 1150 Mother board
BIOS -Share Video memory setting ?


When I go to the advance settings of my screen resolution, this list pops up,
what does
-Total available graphics memory,
-Dedicated video memory,
-System video memory and
-shared system memory mean ?
and whats the differences between them.
Thanks

In BIOS , I can set Share Video memory for Auto, 32,64,128,256,1024

Fro gaming and Word ,Excel , web browser , YouTube,
That is the best setting in BIOS, and why ?

Thanks

 

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For
-Intel 4690 w/ Intel HD 4600 graphic chip
-ASRock B85M-ITX LGA 1150 Mother board
BIOS -Share Video memory setting ?


When I go to the advance settings of my screen resolution, this list pops up,
what does
-Total available graphics memory,
-Dedicated video memory,
-System video memory and
-shared system memory mean ?
and whats the differences between them.
Thanks

In BIOS , I can set Share Video memory for Auto, 32,64,128,256,1024

Fro gaming and Word ,Excel , web browser , YouTube,
That is the best setting in BIOS, and why ?

Thanks

Hi,

"Total Available Video Memory" is the amount of memory that the graphics driver can use.

"Dedicated Video Memory" is the amount of memory that is present on the GPUs themselves and is handled by the GPU's memory controller.

"System Video Memory" is the amount of system memory that has been dedicated to graphics, this is handled by the system's memory controller.

"Shared System Memory" is the amount of system memory that can be used by graphics driver if it needs it. If it is not used by the graphics driver it may be used by something else (such as an application) and if it is all used by other applications, the driver will not be able to use it at all. This value is calculated as follows:

((TotalSystemMemory - 512) / 2) - SystemVideoMemory

The value "Total Available Graphics Memory" is the sum of all three. The amount of memory on the GPU itself as indicated by the graphics driver, plus the amount of system memory that has been dedicated to the GPU, plus the amount of shared system memory that the graphics driver can use.

The option that you see in your system settings actually controls the SystemVideoMemory which is the amount of system memory dedicated to use by a graphics processor and is almost always exclusive to IGPs.

To be clear, the "Shared System Memory" that you see in that window will always be a large number. Right now mine is sitting at 16,128MiB.
I have 32GiB of memory (32,768MiB), subtract from that 512MiB and the result is 32,256MiB. Divide that by two to get the 16,128MiB mentioned previously.
You cannot change this number, and it does not hinder your performance. However, you can change the SystemVideoMemory if you have an IGP, but it's recommended that you leave this number around 64MiB and let the graphics driver use the shared memory to make up the shortfall as needed. Feel free to experiment though!

 

[DIYITX]

For
-Intel 4690 w/ Intel HD 4600 graphic chip
-ASRock B85M-ITX LGA 1150 Mother board
BIOS -Share Video memory setting ?


When I go to the advance settings of my screen resolution, this list pops up,
what does
-Total available graphics memory,
-Dedicated video memory,
-System video memory and
-shared system memory mean ?
and whats the differences between them.
Thanks

In BIOS , I can set Share Video memory for Auto, 32,64,128,256,1024

Fro gaming and Word ,Excel , web browser , YouTube,
That is the best setting in BIOS, and why ?

Thanks

Hi,

"Total Available Video Memory" is the amount of memory that the graphics driver can use.

"Dedicated Video Memory" is the amount of memory that is present on the GPUs themselves and is handled by the GPU's memory controller.

"System Video Memory" is the amount of system memory that has been dedicated to graphics, this is handled by the system's memory controller.

"Shared System Memory" is the amount of system memory that can be used by graphics driver if it needs it. If it is not used by the graphics driver it may be used by something else (such as an application) and if it is all used by other applications, the driver will not be able to use it at all. This value is calculated as follows:

((TotalSystemMemory - 512) / 2) - SystemVideoMemory

The value "Total Available Graphics Memory" is the sum of all three. The amount of memory on the GPU itself as indicated by the graphics driver, plus the amount of system memory that has been dedicated to the GPU, plus the amount of shared system memory that the graphics driver can use.

The option that you see in your system settings actually controls the SystemVideoMemory which is the amount of system memory dedicated to use by a graphics processor and is almost always exclusive to IGPs.

To be clear, the "Shared System Memory" that you see in that window will always be a large number. Right now mine is sitting at 16,128MiB.
I have 32GiB of memory (32,768MiB), subtract from that 512MiB and the result is 32,256MiB. Divide that by two to get the 16,128MiB mentioned previously.
You cannot change this number, and it does not hinder your performance. However, you can change the SystemVideoMemory if you have an IGP, but it's recommended that you leave this number around 64MiB and let the graphics driver use the shared memory to make up the shortfall as needed. Feel free to experiment though!

Thanks , very useful info,
so all I need to care is "Total Available Video Memory" , am I right ?
Also , my Asrock Bios setting have "Auto" , is it better to set it to auto ?

 

[Pinhedd]

For
-Intel 4690 w/ Intel HD 4600 graphic chip
-ASRock B85M-ITX LGA 1150 Mother board
BIOS -Share Video memory setting ?


When I go to the advance settings of my screen resolution, this list pops up,
what does
-Total available graphics memory,
-Dedicated video memory,
-System video memory and
-shared system memory mean ?
and whats the differences between them.
Thanks

In BIOS , I can set Share Video memory for Auto, 32,64,128,256,1024

Fro gaming and Word ,Excel , web browser , YouTube,
That is the best setting in BIOS, and why ?

Thanks

Hi,

"Total Available Video Memory" is the amount of memory that the graphics driver can use.

"Dedicated Video Memory" is the amount of memory that is present on the GPUs themselves and is handled by the GPU's memory controller.

"System Video Memory" is the amount of system memory that has been dedicated to graphics, this is handled by the system's memory controller.

"Shared System Memory" is the amount of system memory that can be used by graphics driver if it needs it. If it is not used by the graphics driver it may be used by something else (such as an application) and if it is all used by other applications, the driver will not be able to use it at all. This value is calculated as follows:

((TotalSystemMemory - 512) / 2) - SystemVideoMemory

The value "Total Available Graphics Memory" is the sum of all three. The amount of memory on the GPU itself as indicated by the graphics driver, plus the amount of system memory that has been dedicated to the GPU, plus the amount of shared system memory that the graphics driver can use.

The option that you see in your system settings actually controls the SystemVideoMemory which is the amount of system memory dedicated to use by a graphics processor and is almost always exclusive to IGPs.

To be clear, the "Shared System Memory" that you see in that window will always be a large number. Right now mine is sitting at 16,128MiB.
I have 32GiB of memory (32,768MiB), subtract from that 512MiB and the result is 32,256MiB. Divide that by two to get the 16,128MiB mentioned previously.
You cannot change this number, and it does not hinder your performance. However, you can change the SystemVideoMemory if you have an IGP, but it's recommended that you leave this number around 64MiB and let the graphics driver use the shared memory to make up the shortfall as needed. Feel free to experiment though!

Thanks , very useful info,
so all I need to care is "Total Available Video Memory" , am I right ?
Also , my Asrock Bios setting have "Auto" , is it better to set it to auto ?

You don't need to care about any of it, the programs and drivers do. Leaving it set to auto is fine