If you want to know the difference between shared GPU memory and dedicated GPU memory, read this post. GPUs have become an integral part of modern-day computers. While initially designed to accelerate ...

I'm confuzzled. Vista 32 bit Ultimate OEM. Vid card is a PCIe GeForce 8500GT with 512 meg dedicated memory. Why does Vista show 255 meg shared memory in use? Another vid card, GeForce 6600 128 meg ...

If you’re on the hunt for a new graphics card, you’re likely looking at clock rates, how many shader cores, and how much VRAM it’s packing. But don’t underestimate memory bandwidth when shopping ...

There's an exciting new graphics card memory technology on the horizon that could see huge gains in one of the most important aspects of GPUs: memory bandwidth. The new GPU SCM with DRAM tech can ...

ATI Technologies Inc. on Friday announced “HyperMemory,” a new memory technology for its PCI Express-based graphics systems that bridges a connection between the graphics processor and system memory.

Just like your PC’s system memory, graphics cards and laptop GPUs have their own memory, called VRAM (video RAM). Graphics memory is mostly important for gaming, but there are productivity and ...

Almost every desktop PC has one. They have billions of transistors, can use hundreds of watts of power, and can cost over a thousand dollars. They are masterpieces of electronic engineering and ...