Why VRAM Can Ruin Your Linux Desktop Experience on Thin and Light Laptops (opens in new tab)

If the Linux desktop and applications on your thin and light laptop or low-end PC feel sluggish under a busy session, the usual suspects are slow storage R/W, not enough RAM, or occasionally a CPU bottleneck. But on machines with integrated graphics, there is a fourth bottleneck most people never check: VRAM.Continue reading...