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> So, I managed add more VRAM to my intel graphics card adding up to 512 MB while his has 1 GB (I think) of vram. Well, I didn't think it would make that much of a difference tbh. But thanks c:

> (I am a console peasant I don't know much about pc's x3 ) [/bq]

 
Sounds like you just upped the amount of shared VRAM. On integrated video chipsets they almost always use some RAM from the system and have no dedicated VRAM of their own. There are exceptions to this if you have a laptop that runs with an nVidia or ATI chipset. It's also a common misconception that VRAM is the only factor in video chipset performance.


 
While bumping the VRAM up will help if it was set low before (as long as you have plenty of RAM and it doesn't gimp your system) it'll never make it perform better than a better chipset. Integrated Intel video chipsets are nowhere near the performance of a contemporary ATI or nVidia chipset, and it's likely that's what your frcousiend has.

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So, I managed add more VRAM to my intel graphics card adding up to 512 MB while his has 1 GB (I think) of vram. Well, I didn't think it would make that much of a difference tbh. But thanks c:
(I am a console peasant I don't know much about pc's x3 ) [/bq]
Sounds like you just upped the amount of shared VRAM. On integrated video chipsets they almost always use some RAM from the system and have no dedicated VRAM of their own. There are exceptions to this if you have a laptop that runs with an nVidia or ATI chipset. It's also a common misconception that VRAM is the only factor in video chipset performance.

While bumping the VRAM up will help if it was set low before (as long as you have plenty of RAM and it doesn't gimp your system) it'll never make it perform better than a better chipset. Integrated Intel video chipsets are nowhere near the performance of a contemporary ATI or nVidia chipset, and it's likely that's what your friend has.