You cannot use normal computer RAM to be dedicated to graphics. The only way you would be able to get RAM that is completely dedicated to graphics would be to buy a video card that has RAM built into it.
Most if not ALL modern video/graphics cards use both RAM from the MoBo and The dedicated RAM on the card.
Integrated, or on-board graphics chips use system RAM instead of dedicated RAM. They are usually very low power, and not suitable for gaming.
no graphics cards have there own built in video ram The above answer is only partially correct. If a computer had onboard graphics, where there is no dedicated graphics card, then the graphics chip is on the motherboard itself. In this case, it will use the system RAM for memory. This can reduce the total amount available to the system. So if you have onboard graphics (no dedicated graphics card), then a dedicated GPU(graphics processing unit) could in fact increase available RAM. However, the difference is not likely to be large. RAM is cheap. Your best option is to buy more RAM for your system.
This is done automatically by the hardware. The onboard GPU borrows RAM to use as its own memory.
VRAM is an acronym for 'Video RAM' which is the high speed computer memory dedicated to a computer's graphics hardware. Some systems use a portion of the computers normal memory for this, and others have dedicated memory for this.
No it can not you will need to buy a graphics card there is no other way besides On board Graphics
You can not convert the RAM that is on the PC to RAM for your graphics card. The only way to get RAM for a graphics card is to buy one that already has RAM on it. The graphics cards that have their own RAM are normally higher end ones that cost about $50-$70 for the cheapest ones.
Depending on what the bios has set the memory to be used from the onboard graphics, you can tell it to use more ram, ie change it from 64 - 128mb. But in doing this, your detracting from the physical ram. Eg you have 256mb ram at the moment, using the onboard graphics, (64mb), means you only have 192Mb, which is nothing in todays world of computing. So if you tell it to use 128mb, you will only have 128mb ram. :( The best thing to do, imo, is to purchase a dedicated graphics card for this machine. With it being a media centre pc, I would opt for the largest graphics card you could afford. Nothing less than a 256mb would be my preferred option. Hope this helps be safe Nige Cadishead Computers
Any integrated graphics chip draws upon the system RAM. Only discrete graphics, or graphics cards, have their separate RAM supply.
Depending on the way you wanted this to be answered, GDDR3, and GDDR5 are both common types of graphics RAM. Or if your question was supposed to be asked a different way, most cards have dedicated video ram. This is helpful in gaming situations as most of the latest games require at least 1gig of dedicated vram in order to properly run at the highest settings. Remember not all cards are of the same architecture. If you see a $20 card with 1gig of video ram it's probably not the same as the $400 card with 1gig of video ram.
Only if you have an integrated graphics card that is built into your motherboard can it take advantage of your ram.
A video card does indeed have its own memory and processor. The memory or RAM is specifically designed to store and quickly access the data required to display high-quality graphics. The processor or GPU is responsible for all of the complex calculations and operations required to generate the graphics on the screen. The RAM on a video card is usually GDDR SDRAM. The GPU on a video card is usually a dedicated graphics processor. The memory and processor on a video card are specialized for graphics processing.Having its own dedicated memory and processor enable a video card to quickly and efficiently process graphics allowing for smooth and detailed visuals. Without these components the graphics on the screen would be less detailed and more choppy.