https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:31:46 +0000 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:00:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=113254 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=200777&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#200777 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 113254
Posted: 09 Jan 2026 at 4:00pm

Welcome to the forums and Happy New year theFallenMarvel. I have made a thread for you here.]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:00:06 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=200777&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#200777 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=200539&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#200539 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 113254
Posted: 05 Dec 2025 at 3:12pm

Hello and welcome to the forums Eugene0. I have made a thread for you here.]]> Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:12:02 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=200539&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#200539 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=200440&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#200440 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 113254
Posted: 18 Nov 2025 at 5:18pm

Hello and welcome Kalrot, I have made a thread for your issue here.]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:18:44 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=200440&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#200440 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=199282&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#199282 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 113254
Posted: 27 Oct 2025 at 3:58am

Welcome to the forums Goldir, I have made a thread for you here.]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 03:58:27 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=199282&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#199282 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=198810&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#198810 Author: Pilgrim
Subject: 113254
Posted: 23 Aug 2025 at 9:49pm

I see you mean it can change while OS is running. Huh, right now it's indicating '0.1-0.2 of 3.7 GB' in Task Manager, 625 MB in Resource Monitor, and 624 MB in CPU-Z, every program reports in its own way. Weird stuff, gentlemen, weird stuff.]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:49:40 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=198810&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#198810 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=198806&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#198806 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 113254
Posted: 23 Aug 2025 at 4:00pm

You have now set the minimum allocation to 512mb, this is the lowest amount that
the OS will report to applications. As I said, the memory sharing scales to what
the programs need. it dynamically allocates and reallocates RAM to vRAM and back.

There is absolutely no incentive for manufacturers to trick or persuade users to
buy a dedicated GPU, there is absolutely no guarantee that the user will purchase
a GPU from them over a competitor. iGPU functionality is a balancing act beteen
system resources and GPU performance. That is the only reason shared memory is
dynamic. It allows the system to allocate more memory to the system when there
are no graphically intensive loads and more to the iGPU when there are. It's
that simple. When you factor in that the majority of people using an iGPU are using
more budget focused systems, it also stands to reason that they would not have
huge amounts of RAM to work with. iGPU RAM allocation becomes a non issue with
32gb and beyond.

On my systems that don't need/use a dedicated GPU I leave the share memory allocation
set to auto.]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2025 16:00:28 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=198806&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#198806 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=198803&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#198803 Author: Pilgrim
Subject: 113254
Posted: 23 Aug 2025 at 2:19pm

Well, on the previous motherboard it was certainly defined in BIOS and indicated by Windows as 64/128/256 MB.

Now I've set 512 MB in UEFI, CPU-Z indicates 7568 MB, that means allocated 624 MB, what is 112 MB allocated for?

By the way, there was another problem. I've installed the graphics driver from ASRock site, it was OK, then I installed the rest of audio, inf and ME drivers, and somehow Intel Graphics Center was gone, and I couldn't reinstall any driver for the video, it was working with only Win10 basic driver. The only option recommended in web was to re-install Windows 10, so I did it and installed oldest driver from Intel site and inf driver only, so it looks working with Intel driver now (graphics is ok), but shared memory issue remains unclear.

I've even read somewhere, this brain copulation is the way manufacturers persuade users to buy an additional graphics card.]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2025 14:19:51 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=198803&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#198803 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=198799&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#198799 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 113254
Posted: 23 Aug 2025 at 1:42am

Shared memory is automatically allocated depending on your amount of RAM and the
demand from the application in use (or game). In general (windows) use a
minimum of 128mb is allocated.

That is my understanding at least. At one point some years ago some games
mistakenly report only 128mb of vRAM and refuse to load but I suspect that has
been addressed now.

I hope this explanation helps.]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2025 01:42:21 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=198799&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#198799 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=198798&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#198798 Author: Pilgrim
Subject: 113254
Posted: 23 Aug 2025 at 1:01am

Hello!
I've been ASRock G41M-S3 motherboard user since 2011, recently had to upgrade and became the happy possessor of H510M-HDV/M.2 SE with i3-10100 and 8 GB RAM.
Now I'm trying to understand the logic of onboard graphics shared memory. The interface of Win 10 indicates that there is 128 MB shared to Intel UHD 630, but the rest of RAM is 7.64 GB. CPU-Z also responses, that there is 7824 MB left, what means the shared memory is 8192 - 7824 = 368 = 128 + 240, can't get what 240 MB is shared for. UEFI setting is Auto, and the available values are 128/256/512/1024, and setting any of them manually still leaves 128 MB indicated as shared memory by the software.
Could you kindly explain how to understand this mathematics and set shared memory properly?]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2025 01:01:23 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=198798&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#198798 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=198699&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#198699 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 113254
Posted: 11 Aug 2025 at 3:55pm

Welcome to the forums SHADEZ86

Here is your new thread.]]> Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:55:21 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113254&PID=198699&title=new-member-asrock-gpu-thread#198699