2007-04-05 19:57:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Uhh, memory used for video!
Every PC has some set aside for working with graphics. In most cases, it's dedicated memory located on the video card itself. In some cases, particularly on laptops, the video memory is actually a section of main memory reserved for video only (it's not as fast when setup this way).
2007-04-05 20:01:15 · answer #1 · answered by Shdwgate 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On computers This Is A Piece Of Memory That Is Allocated For Displaying The Images On Your Monitor (Screen) More Memory Here Means More "Resolution" Faster "Refresh" Rates (Less Screen Flicker) And Better Graphics "Rendering" for Games And Programs Like Photoshop Or Video Editing. Sometimes Video Memory Is Taken Out Of The RAM Memory Used By The Computer. This Leaves Less For The Operating System And "programs" If The Memory Is On The Video Card It Is "Dedicated' For Video This Provides The Best Performance.
2007-04-05 20:11:41 · answer #2 · answered by one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RAM installed on a video adapter. Before an image can be sent to a display monitor, it is first represented as a bit map in an area of video memory called the frame buffer. The amount of video memory, therefore, dictates the maximum resolution and color depth available.
With a conventional video adapter, the bit map to be displayed is first generated by the computer's microprocessor and then sent to the frame buffer. Most modern video adapters, however, are actually graphics accelerators. This means that they have their own microprocessor that is capable of manipulating bit maps and graphics objects. A small amount of memory is reserved for these operations as well.
Because of the demands of video systems, video memory needs to be faster than main memory. For this reason, most video memory is dual-ported, which means that one set of data can be transferred between video memory and the video processor at the same time that another set of data is being transferred to the monitor. There are many different types of video memory, including VRAM, WRAM, RDRAM, and SGRAM.
2007-04-05 20:36:50 · answer #3 · answered by Vtang 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
video memory is a memory in your vga card. it is dedicated for display only. It won't be used for any other processing purpose. RAM is a memory for general processing purpose.
2007-04-05 20:03:28 · answer #4 · answered by napaulgyi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ram used for the video graphics on your pc. If you have a video card, its memory on the card. If you have onboard video, its shared ram.
2007-04-05 20:02:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋