I don't think this is normal, is it?

[TheBlackParrot]

I'm sharing more memory for my GPU than my GPU has onboard.

512MB dedicated, and 768MB is being shared.
Total: 1280MB.

I have 2GB RAM.

Is this normal and is it impacting performance?
If it is can I turn it down?
I'm confus'd.

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[Zoslis]

If It's sharing, then possibly it's counting both CPUs? Or I could be thinking of something else.

[BadMushrooms]

whats a GPU.

[Jorici]

whats a GPU.

Graphics Processing Unit.

aka: graphics processing unit

What, I don't understand.

Maybe it is sharing system RAM?

[AgentPikmin]

whats a GPU.

Graphics Processing Unit

Anyways, as long as its not loving up the computer(s) in your your house, your probably fine

EDIT: dammit Jorici!

[Starcraftman]

Yes you system is sharing ram with the gpu, but only when it needs it, which would be when you are playing games and your graphics card cannot load everything into its own ram at once.

[Otis Da HousKat]

When it says 768 MB is being shared it means 768 of your system RAM (those nice little sticks) is being used by the GPU, not being given by the GPU. Integrated and low end video cards often do this as they have little video memory of their own.

[Starcraftman]

512MB dedicated, and 768MB is being shared.

He says it has its own ram, so I am referring to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Address_Remapping_Table

All discrete graphics cards do this.

[JD]

So, I'm probably wrong, but could I get a discrete graphics card to utilize my RAM for better video performance? I have 12GB of RAM.