I have no dedicated VRAM

Question

Level 1

0 points

I have no dedicated VRAM

I recently installed Windows 7 using Boot Camp. I have looked up my system performance while running Windows and I have 0 dedicated VRAM. I have been trying to play games using Boot Camp, but with 0 dedicated VRAM, I am unable to. I was wondering if when I set up Windows 7 or am partitioning the disks if I need to do anything specific to increase my VRAM. My laptop's information is as follows:

MacBook Pro

15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009

Processor 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

Memory 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3

Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Mar 23, 2013 2:50 PM

Reply

Answer 1

Kappy

Level 10

361,741 points

Mar 23, 2013 2:55 PM in response to clc538

There is nothing you can do to increase VRAM. The minimum amount is 256 MBs but should increase after you added 8 GBs of RAM to 384 MB.

Reply

Answer 2

clc538 Author

Level 1

0 points

Mar 23, 2013 2:59 PM in response to Kappy

Would you know why, when running Windows, the VRAM would drop down to 0 MB? I know that I cannot increase my VRAM, but am curious as to why my dedicated VRAM when running windows is 0 MB.

Reply

Answer 3

Kappy

Level 10

361,741 points

Mar 23, 2013 3:02 PM in response to clc538

Because there is no dedicated VRAM. VRAM is shared from the main memory. Windows doesn't know what is going on in the Apple hardware. It's a defect of Windows, and Apple's drivers apparently report only what Windows expects.

If Windows works for you then obviously it has VRAM, just not a GPU with dedicated VRAM.

Reply

Answer 4

clc538 Author

Level 1

0 points

Mar 23, 2013 3:09 PM in response to Kappy

Would you happen to know why my system is running like this when other people I know are able to run Windows and play certain video games or am I SOL when it comes to playing games usng Windows?

Reply

Answer 5

Kappy

Level 10

361,741 points

Mar 23, 2013 6:32 PM in response to clc538

I don't know what games you are trying to play, but what you have is not a gaming machine. The GPU is not a very good graphics chip for game playing. If you want to play games that require more graphics capability then buy a Windows computer - preferably a desktop model. Or stick to games that are less stressful on the GPU.

Reply