Integrated graphic card memory

[Frank-95]

Hello!

How can I know the memory of my integrated graphic card Intel HD 520?

I really wasn't able to succeed at this

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System:    Host: Pudda-Corporation Kernel: 4.4.0-53-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: MATE 1.16.2 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.1 Serena
Machine:   System: ASUSTeK (portable) product: P553UA v: 1.0
           Mobo: ASUSTeK model: P553UA v: 1.0
           Bios: ASUSTeK v: P553UA.302 date: 06/27/2016
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5-6200U (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 9600
           clock speeds: max: 2800 MHz 1: 499 MHz 2: 499 MHz 3: 499 MHz
           4: 499 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Sky Lake Integrated Graphics bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1366x768@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 520 (Skylake GT2)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.0.7 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-53-generic
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros Device 0042
           driver: ath10k_pci bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: wlp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (10.2% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: HGST_HTS545050A7 size: 500.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 220G used: 16G (8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
           ID-2: /home size: 232G used: 25G (12%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 8.19GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda1
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 2300
Info:      Processes: 195 Uptime: 24 min Memory: 1293.1/7877.1MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35

I can't see no memory in the graphic section

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Graphics:  Card: Intel Sky Lake Integrated Graphics bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1366x768@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 520 (Skylake GT2)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.0.7 Direct Rendering: Yes

Thank you!

[xenopeek]

Integrated graphics cards don't have any memory of their own; they use a portion of your system's memory. In your case it is about 315 MB at most—your system has 8 GB memory or 8192 MB (8 x 1024). On the 3rd to last line of your first inxi output we see the OS can access 7877 MB total, with the remainder thus being used for other things like your integrated graphics card (perhaps a small portion is also used for other hardware devices that don't have their own memory).

[Frank-95]

Thank you!

Is it possibile to assign more RAM (which is a lot and I don't really need it), to the card?

[Citizen229]

Only if your BIOS allows it.

[xenopeek]

Consult your motherboard manual; there may be an option in your BIOS to set the amount for RAM available for the IGP.

[Frank-95]

Thank you, I was able to enter the BIOS and change the RAM assign to the graphic card. The maximum possible was 512MB, is that a physical just a bios limit?

[xenopeek]

That is a common limit. The integrated graphics card wouldn't know what to use more memory for

[Frank-95]

Got it, thank you