Aspire A315-41G VRAM Dropped

Regret252

Been a week now since AMD Radeon(TM) Vega 8 Graphics VRAM dropped from 2GB to 1GB that made it incapable to support my gaming. I have tried numerous ways to increase VRAM like increasing it using regedit but it didn't help and reverted it as they say its harmful, as well as using BIOS but the settings to change VRAM isn't supported, even reinstalling windows and display adapters, and installing newest drivers from AMD Software. How do I make my VRAM back to 2GB? Thanks in advance for your attention and help!

I don't have any other proof stating its actually 2GB of VRAM aside from this.

William_mk2

@Regret252

Please look at the first screen shot carefully. 

If you add shared system memory  3534 mb  + Dedicated video memory 1024 mb =  Totable available graphics memory is 4558 mb

So the dedicated video memory is reduced from 2048 mb to 1024 mb  because it is being occupied by shared memory

Kindly reduce the shared memory in bios so that vram will be increased. 

Regret252

Though I said it earlier, my BIOS can't increase the dedicated VRAM so BIOS can't fix it for me sadly

William_mk2

@Regret252

Try to do bios defaults and check.     

While turning on the computer, tap f2. It will go to bios. Press f9 once. It will show load bios defaults with a yes or no popup. Press enter. Popup screen will disappear.  Press f10 once. It will show save changes popup with yes or no. Press enter. Computer will restart and it will load into windows.   

Kindly check whether there is an option to disable shared memory on Bios.    Is it possible to change it in Game settings.


Kindly go through the details from the link 

https://appuals.com/how-to-increase-a-dedicated-video-ram-vram-on-windows-10/#:~:text=Having insufficient VRAM means that,have a few ways forward.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/video-ram-windows-10/ 

Regret252

The option to disable shared memory on Bios is unavailable and did the step 2 numerous times in the link that you gave but still didn't worked

William_mk2

@Regret252

If it is still not working then we have to do a refresh and reset

click on start - settings - update and security - recovery - reset this pc - get started 

or 

on start - type here to search - type reset this pc - click on reset this pc on the top  - click on get started 

It will show you keep my files and remove everything

chose keep my files 

chose the account - type the password - click on local reinstall - click on reset 

It will be in progress.. 

login to computer and start using the computer. 

If it is still not working 

click on start - settings - update and security - recovery - reset this pc - get started 

chose remove everything 

click on local reinstall - just remove my files - click on reset

It will be in progress

Note:

If you do refresh ( keep my files ) -  all your personal files like pictures, music , documents , videos  will still be intact.   Only the applications will be lost

If you do reset  ( remove everything )  - you are doing a factory default.   It will become like a day one computer.    It will wipe out everything and take your computer to day one like a new computer. 

You can also do the recovery in an alternative way..

There are two alt keys on the keyboard.  If you look at the bottom row of keyboard you can see the one on the left side of space bar and the other on the right side of space bar.  The alt key on the right side will be looking like alt, alt gr or alt car.  Turn off the computer.  Hold the alt key on the left and tap f10 continuously.   It will go to repair mode.  It will show you chose an option, continue, troubleshoot.   If it is not going to repair mode, turn off the computer.  Turn on the computer.  Hold the right alt key ( alt gr or alt car or alt )  and then tap f10 continuously.  It will go to chose an option continue and troubleshoot..

It will show you chose an option, continue, troubleshoot

Go to troubleshoot  -  click on reset this pc

click on keep my files  ( only applications will be lost )   chose your account and type your password   - click on local reinstall  - click on reset

It will be in progress 

If the keep my files option is not working 

Go to troubleshoot  -  click on reset this pc – click on remove everything – click on local reinstall – just remove my files – click on reset 

It will reinstall windows. 

If the just remove my files is not working.. 

Go to troubleshoot  -  click on reset this pc – click on remove everything – click on local reinstall – Fully clean the drive – click on reset 

It will reinstall windows. 

Note: You can also go to chose an option , continue , troubleshoot by holding the alt key + tapping f10  or alt gr + tapping f10 on the keyboard while turning on the computer.    Once you see the troubleshoot option, you can stop tapping the f10 and stop holding the alt key.    Then you can try the keep my files and remove everything ( just remove by files and fully clean the drive ) by following the steps which was mentioned above. 

Please try everything.   Please try keep my files, remove everything with just remove my files and also fully clean the drive if needed 

If it is still not working we have to try downloading the operating system and install it. 

If it is still not working we have to get the Acer recovery media from Acer store. 

Regret252

Probably my 4th and last time reinstalling windows but still doesn't work. Removed everything yet nothing changed. Thanks for your time buddy btw < 3