Does MBP mid 2012 adjust VRAM when fitted with 16GB memory

RyckyP wrote:

My MBP has the following graphics card; Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB. However, Photoshop sends this error: Insufficient VRAM: (1073 MB of 1500MB required). I'm perplexed by that. I ignore the message and continue into Photoshop so far no issues but I suspect when I have a very big file it may have an issue. I'm perplexed by this. Has anyone experienced the same warning message? And maybe found a solution?

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How do i get more VRAM?

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7660768

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dual graphics processors -- a NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory and an "integrated" Intel HD Graphics 4000 graphics processor that shares system memory

from:

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-2.6-15-mid-2012-unibody-usb3-specs.html

So your assertion the "Shared System Memory" used as graphics memory should expand to accommodate the demands placed on it is accurate, BUT -- only for the Integrated Intel 4000 Graphics processor.

If you are doing graphics-intensive operations while plugged in, I would expect the NVIDIA Discrete Graphics processor to be called into service. It is much more capable, but has only about 1GB (1024MB) graphics memory.

exactly what MacBook Pro, by year, screen size, and processor speed?

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