#Increasing VRAM by adding system RAM

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rose silo
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I found online that increasing the amount of RAM increases dedicated VRAM. I want to upgrade my laptop with more RAM if this is the case so I can play my games more effectively on my laptop which has an integrated GPU. I don't know where to start, can someone help me? For reference, I am using a Dell Inspiron 15 3511 (Intel GPU version) and my laptop currently has 16GB of RAM which gave me 128MB of dedicated video memory in addition to the 1GB of vram that was already there.

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rose silo
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uncut blade
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Your performance is not limited by VRAM.

rose silo
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They require more resources

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Forza Horizon 4 will work, so will GTA 5, but I really want to make sure everything runs.

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My laptop supports 64GB

uncut blade
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You have integrated graphics, VRAM is not one of the resources you’re low on. Your GPU doesn’t have much processing power, it’s designed to be power efficient. FH4 and GTAV should run fine at 1080p low/med settings. You might have to drop Destiny 2 and halo to low if you want a little more performance. Adding more ram to your system will not make it run any better.

rose silo
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?

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1280x720 ?

uncut blade
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1920x1080

rose silo
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I have my game lower than that when I have frame drops. I noticed before I added the additional RAM my GPU was Intel UHD 11th Gen

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After the RAM upgrade it somehow changed to Iris Xe

uncut blade
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Which CPU do you have?

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The ram upgrade doesn’t change its capabilities

rose silo
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11th generation

uncut blade
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that should be Iris Xe

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you can try updating your drivers too