Increase AMD Radeon HD 5700 Memory or recommended upgrade

Twiztidpenguin

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I recently started playing AC: Unity but I am getting terrible FPS. I ran my system through systemrequirementslab.com and got back the following information.

Intel Core i7 CPU 930 @ 2.8 GHz
AMD Radeon HD 5700
Dedicated Memory: 1010.8MB
Total Memory: 4.0 GB
RAM 14 GB
Windows 10 64-bit
1.6 TB HDD

My question is how do I increase the memory used by the graphics card so I can utilize the full 4GB?
I have read on some pages that dedicated memory is as good as the card is going to get, if thats the case, what are some recommend upgrades? I was looking at the Sapphire Radeon NITRO R9 380 4GB, but I don't know if the computer can handle it. I think my power supply is around 1000 watts.
 
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Your card only has 1GB of ram on it. The 4GB thing might be it borrowing system memory which is way to slow. Get a new gpu as yours is pretty slow for modern gaming. Your system can handle the 380 no problem. You might want to consider overclocking your cpu as well.
Your card only has 1GB of ram on it. The 4GB thing might be it borrowing system memory which is way to slow. Get a new gpu as yours is pretty slow for modern gaming. Your system can handle the 380 no problem. You might want to consider overclocking your cpu as well.
 
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