The current Intel driver for Arc graphics cards can repurpose significantly more system memory as VRAM for the iGPU of laptops and other devices. Up to 87 percent of system RAM can be used as video memory.
One thing in advance: of course, integrated graphics units of laptops or mini-PCs are much less suitable for gaming than a dedicated graphics card. Nevertheless, you may want to run one or the other game on a portable Windows device. The new feature “Shared GPU Memory Override” of the new Intel Arc driver promises a higher VRAM allocation of the system RAM.
Use up to 87 percent of the system RAM as video memory
The latest Intel Arc graphics card driver in version 32.0.101.6987 enables the manual allocation of up to 87 percent of the system RAM as VRAM. This function can be used for Intel Arc iGPUs of “selected” Core Ultra 2 processors under Windows 10 and Windows 11.
By default, the value for the “Shared GPU Memory Override” is set to 57 percent. The maximum amount of VRAM that can be reallocated in the new Intel Arc driver by means of a slider depends accordingly on the installed system RAM. Intel requires at least 10 GB of system memory for this new feature.
New driver also with up to 6 percent more performance in current games
In addition, Intel promises a performance increase of up to 6 percent in Doom: The Dark Ages, the open beta of Battlefield 6 and Mafia: The Old Country with the Arc driver in version 32.0.101.6987. The benchmarks were performed by Intel in 1080p (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) with path tracing enabled on Intel Arc B graphics cards.
Will you use Shared GPU Memory Override to repurpose more system RAM as video memory for an Intel Arc iGPU?
