Intel NUC i5 with HD6000... VRAM showing as -0.00GB

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Prothean Jan 6, 2016 @ 11:19am

Intel NUC i5 with HD6000... VRAM showing as -0.00GB

Just got an Intel NUC i5 model with the i5-5250U and HD 6000 graphics... put in 16GB of RAM and an M.2 250GB Samsung SSD... put SteamOS on it without a hitch... Running the beta Steam client inside.

I noticed in the System menu, the video chip is recognized for what it is, but the VRAM shows as -0.00GB. General performance all around feels "off". Even though streaming games the overlay says a solid 60FPS, it feels more like choppy 30FPS (that's streaming from a beefy Windows 10 machine with a 980 Ti SC)... performance in some inde games (tried Rocketbirds and some others) was super choppy. I'm guessing it has to do with the video chip not getting utilized properly. Anyone else have a similar setup with similar issues?

Oh... and I'm on a fully Cat-6 tip-to-tip Gigabit wired network running through a high-end Cisco switch, so network isn't the issue (I can stream beautifully to my Steam Link)

Last edited by Prothean; Jan 6, 2016 @ 11:24am

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TinMan1325 Jan 6, 2016 @ 3:38pm

I don't know anything about the Intel NUC but I don't think they're really designed for gaming, are they? SteamOS doesn't really play nice with integrated graphics as far as I know
AMD GPUs the VRAM is also -0.00GB

Last edited by TinMan1325; Jan 6, 2016 @ 3:44pm

Prothean Jan 6, 2016 @ 5:52pm

I didn't buy it for heavy gaming... only light indie games... most of what it will do is streaming from my main rig

TinMan1325 Jan 6, 2016 @ 6:02pm

Originally posted by Prothean:
I didn't buy it for heavy gaming... only light indie games

Is it the size of the game that matters in regards to whether or not it will work with integrated graphics?

Prothean Jan 6, 2016 @ 6:04pm

Originally posted by TinMan1325:
Originally posted by Prothean:
I didn't buy it for heavy gaming... only light indie games
Is it the size of the game that matters in regards to whether or not it will work with integrated graphics?

It's not the size, it's how graphically intensive they are... the indie games I tried (mainly the 2D games) actually run decent on it (in Windows 10 at least)

TinMan1325 Jan 6, 2016 @ 6:08pm

Originally posted by Prothean:
It's not the size, it's how graphically intensive they are... the indie games I tried (mainly the 2D games) actually run decent on it (in Windows 10 at least)

Oh ok, I see what you're saying now