Ryzen 3 2200G Questions?

[brettpearce2005]

I have decided among the build i want https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LLXx29 but it only has 8gb of ram and i was wondering how much ram i should designate to the gpu should i do the full 2gb or just leave it at 1gb?

 

[TJ Hooker]

The iGPU is capable of automatically using additional RAM, beyond what you assign it in the BIOS, if it's free. You're probably fine leaving the BIOS setting at default.

 

[brettpearce2005]

The iGPU is capable of automatically using additional RAM, beyond what you assign it in the BIOS, if it's free. You're probably fine leaving the BIOS setting at default.

Oh, ok i watched the Jayz2Cents video and he adjusted the Ram and got better performence so i thought you had to assign the amount of ram

 

[TJ Hooker]

I haven't seen that video, but as I said the iGPU should be able to access more RAM as needed. Basically, assigning RAM to the iGPU in the BIOS means that memory can only be used by the iGPU, while the rest of the RAM is free to be used by either the GPU or CPU as needed. As long as the memory management of the shared memory is done well, there should be little to no impact from reducing the size of the fixed amount allocated from iGPU (and might even help in some cases, as the RAM is free to be used wherever it's needed most). See here:
https://www.techspot.com/article/1578-amd-raven-ridge-reserved-memory-explainer/

 

[brettpearce2005]

I haven't seen that video, but as I said the iGPU should be able to access more RAM as needed. Basically, assigning RAM to the iGPU in the BIOS means that memory can only be used by the iGPU, while the rest of the RAM is free to be used by either the GPU or CPU as needed. As long as the memory management of the shared memory is done well, there should be little to no impact from reducing the size of the fixed amount allocated from iGPU (and might even help in some cases, as the RAM is free to be used wherever it's needed most). See here:
https://www.techspot.com/article/1578-amd-raven-ridge-reserved-memory-explainer/

Thank You!

 

[cryoburner]

Did you buy the components yet? If not, it might be worth spending a little bit more for a dual-channel (2 x 4GB) kit, preferably at a faster speed, as that will have a positive effect on the performance of the integrated graphics.

 

[TJ Hooker]

Good point, I forgot to look at the RAM he had.

Optimally you'll have a 3000+ MHz kit running in dual channel.