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| Main Memory | Part of the main system memory may be used by |
| Disclaimer | the graphics system for graphics performance |
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| and therefore reduce the amount of main system |
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| memory available for other computing activities. |
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| The amount of main system memory allocated |
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| to support graphics may vary depending on the |
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| graphics system, applications utilized, system |
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| memory size and other factors. For PC's |
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| configured with 4 GB of system memory, the full |
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| system memory space for computing activities will |
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| be considerably less and will vary by model and |
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| system configuration. |
If your computer is configured with two 2 GB memory modules, the memory might be displayed as approximately 3 GB only (depending on the computer's hardware specifications). This is correct because the operating system usually displays the available memory instead of the physical memory (RAM) built into the computer. Various system components (like the video adapter's GPU and PCI devices like Wireless LAN, etc.) require their own memory space. Since a
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