Many video cards with chipsets from Intel, ATI and nVidia can use part of the RAM if there is not enough video memory. This allows you to run applications for which the built-in video memory is not enough.
Instructions
Step 1
Check the total amount of memory allocated to the graphics card. To do this, run the dxdiag utility built into windows, go to the "Display" tab and find the "total memory" value on it. This value is the total amount of memory that the video card can use - the sum of the built-in memory and the amount allocated from the computer's RAM. If you are not satisfied with this value, you can try to change it
Step 2
Launch the "Control Panel" of your video card. In the left pane, find the UMA Frame Buffer menu item. The name may differ depending on the video card model. Set the slider to the maximum value. If there is no such menu in the "Control Panel" of the video card, you can try to change the amount of allocated video memory through the BIOS
Step 3
Enter the BIOS of your computer or laptop. To do this, immediately after turning on the computer, press and hold the "Del" key on the keyboard. If the download continues as usual, try the F2 and Esc keys. If it was not possible to enter the BIOS, refer to the documentation supplied with the device, because the keys reserved for entering the BIOS may differ depending on the model of your computer
Step 4
Now you need to find the parameter that is responsible for the amount of RAM allocated for the operation of the video card. Depending on the computer model, it may be called: "BIOS VGA sharing memory", "VGA memory", "Video memory", "AGP Aperture Size". Other names are also possible. The absence of such or similar menu items in the BIOS may mean that your motherboard does not support setting the maximum amount of allocated video memory. In this case, video memory is allocated automatically, as needed.
