Late 2009 iMac Ram/Vram Please Help
I need to upgrade to at least 512mb of vram and need help, I've been hearing conflicting opinions. I'll post specs below. I'm running PS CC and get an error message that says I need at least 512 mb of vram, but I've been told my graphics card will only go to 256mb, I have also been told and have seen on apple support that I can boost my vram up to 512mb but I'm not sure how. (I have a screen shot of the apple support page attached that tells me I should be able to go up to 512 mb of vram)
One solution? Upgrade my ram and somehow allocate more ram to vram? I've seen that I cannot upgrade my graphics card, so this seems to be the only option short of purchasing a new computer.
My imac will take up 16g of ram but I only have 4g right now and have been wanting to add more anyways. I was thinking of getting an 8g stick and keeping one of my 2g sticks.
NVIDIA GeForce 9400:
Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 9400
Type: GPU
Bus: PCI
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0869
Revision ID: 0x00b1
ROM Revision: 3454
Displays:
iMac:
Display Type: LCD
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
Thank you!
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)