Game gurus: Usage of VRAM

Hi!
I have the most recent model of the 17" MacBook Pro and have noticed that the VRAM has been doubled since the previous generation. One person claimed that more VRAM only had an impact on fast-paced action games. Could "Call of duty 4" fit that category? And if so, I´ve noticed that games often require no more than 64 MB VRAM. I´ve also noticed that a high end graphics card for the Mac Pro has 1,5 GB VRAM. Is all this huge amount of VRAM actually bringing more performance to the computer or does it only raise the value? A friend said it had no impact on gaming, which of course makes me a bit confused about the point of putting 512 MB of it in a laptop.
Please share your thoughts regarding this!

Heh, 'requires' is code for 'this is the base minimum you have to have to even start the thing'.
The MacBook Pro and Mac Pro's are fine in the vram area.
In OS X vram also is used for what you see on the screen, like windows and things, so again, most of the 'Pro' labeled mac will be fine.

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