Any computer experts here?

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wildbill83 · 36-40, M

more so than those idiots at tech support who put you on hold for an hour then start asking stupid questions like...

"Is it plugged in?"
"Is is turned on?"
"Are the lights blinking?"

and you're tempted to ask them "Have you ever been waterboarded or had your fingernails removed with pliers"... 😑

Number5 · 22-25, M

@wildbill83 lol ok so i got a laptop, it has a graphic card..how do i chexk the memory of the graphic card?

wildbill83 · 36-40, M

@Number5 start > run > dxdiag

will be under "display" tab

Number5 · 22-25, M

@wildbill83 ok so which one is the actual memory of the GPU coz

I thought it was VRAM, but the VRAM it says is 128 MB when the shop guy said this Graphics card is 2 GB!

wildbill83 · 36-40, M

@Number5 sounds like an onboard gpu (built in with the CPU), shop guy is full of shit

Number5 · 22-25, M

@wildbill83 whats the difference?

Is the built in one not good?

Here this is what it says

wildbill83 · 36-40, M

the somewhat lengthy explanation

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-ram-and-vram-of-a-graphics-card-Example-is-Nvidia-860m-gtx-thanks

built in cpus/gpus can be fair in a desktop, but generally speaking the best built in unit is still bad compared to the worst external gpu...

wildbill83 · 36-40, M

@Number5 4156 is your combined cpu & gpu; 128mb is what's allocated strictly to GPU; shared is basically a buffer between the two (all GPU's do this to keep things running smooth when graphics is overtaxed)

Number5 · 22-25, M

@wildbill83 but then why did he say its 2 gb.

Does the performance of the gpu depend on the vram mainly? like for gaming i need more vram?

did the guy lie to me??