Upgrading VRAM on a Notebook

Wayne501 · Oct 21, 2016

I know it is not possible to upgrade the graphics card in a laptop, although is there any way I can upgrade the Video RAM? I only have 1Gb of VRAM and my notebook can game just fine, the only issue is when the games run out of VRAM. If there isn't a way to upgrade the VRAM are there any other solutions I can try to prevent VRAM loss?

rgd1101 · Oct 21, 2016

same answer as the upgrading the gpu in a laptop

Wayne501 · Oct 21, 2016

Do you think if I upgrade my RAM from 8gb to 16gb it would subside the issue with VRAM?

rgd1101 · Oct 21, 2016

You already have 8GB? doubt it would help too much. What the make and model of your laptop? what games/apps are you having issue with?

Wayne501 · Oct 21, 2016

My apologies for not posting my specs earlier.

HP Pavilion (Star Wars Special Edition) Notebook
CPU: Intel Core i7-6600U Quad 2.5GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 940m 1G
Display: Intel HD Graphics 520
RAM: 8GB

Games with issues:

Grand Theft Auto 4
Grand Theft Auto 5 (fixed)
Warface
Warframe
Rollercoaster Tycoon World
Planet Coaster
American Truck Simulator
Train Simulator 2016

rgd1101 · Oct 21, 2016

and lower the resolution didn't help?
940m is low-med
a xxxxu cpu is dual core for light ultra notebook. issue might be with the cpu.

Wayne501 · Oct 21, 2016

I'll try lowering the resolution on some of the games and report back here.

Wayne501 · Oct 21, 2016

Okay, most of the games improved by lowering resolution. However, Planet Coaster and Rollercoaster Tycoon World still have issues, although this is most likely because of the VRAM right? The minimum specs for VRAM are 2Gb for both, recommended is 4Gb.

rgd1101 · Oct 21, 2016

possible, but you can't add more vram.

Wayne501 · Oct 22, 2016

So my best bet is to buy either a high-end gaming laptop or desktop?

ffg7 · Oct 22, 2016

what is the actual model# of your laptop?

Wayne501 · Oct 23, 2016

The product number is: N5R46UA#ABA

Wayne501 · Oct 23, 2016

Okay, I feel so ignorant right now. I just found out I have 2048mb of dedicated video memory while looking through the NVIDIA Control Panel. It's very good to know I have 2GB of VRAM. However, I know that 2GBs is not much compared to how much is there is able to be.

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