i have a compaq presario v6000 laptop and its built in graphic memory is 64 mb.but a few days ago i added an additional 1gb ram on it along with the old 512mb.and now its showing the total available graphics memory as 256mb. system video memory 64mb shared system memory 192mb i wanted to know if the ram really affects the graphics memory of the laptop?what if i add ram into another laptop that is hp510 thanks in advance for help aLwAyZ sMiLe n bE hApPy !!

ram does affect the memory of the laptop, it will make it more better if u add more ram.. message: never buy from video-pro singapore and also dont buy msi products, both will damage anyone equally. chee wee chee wee singapore

The v6000 uses UMA (Unified Memory Architecture) meaning that your 6150 GPU has it's own dedicated memory (64MB) plus it shares some of the system RAM. nVidia calls it "Turbocache". The amount that can be shared is limited by the amount of system RAM installed. The less RAM you have, the less that can be shared; the more RAM you have, the more that can be shared. At some point there is a cap. Check your user manual or the HP website to find out what the cap amount is. Dedicated RAM is always better/faster than shared RAM. http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA... The HP 510 has the Intel GMA900 integrated graphics which uses 100% shared memory. It's performace is considerably slower than the 6150. It doesn't support T&L so it is NOT good for gaming. It doesn't matter how much memory is shared for the GMA900, it's an extremely low end GPU & is only suitable for general use. Basically, it sucks. http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-... message: don't take advice from anyone called cheewee "If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions" - Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction

ok thanks a lot for help !! =) so basically hp510 is of no use for gaming even if i add up ram !! aLwAyZ sMiLe n bE hApPy !!