Mac Mini and RAM upgrade

i have been interested in the Mini for basic computer use since i can hook up to my samsung 32" tv but am also interested in the occasional gameplay. it looks like it has received some pretty good reviews for its size but i am a little confused about something. if i am reading the below links correctly, if i were to increase ram from 1GB to 2GB on the lower model i would get hte 256MB graphics output?
http://www.macworld.com/article/139273/2009/03/macmini_games.html
^Plus, if you put in 2GB RAM, the mini's graphics will allocate up to 256MB of system RAM for its own use, handy for frame buffering in those complex games.
and
http://www.macworld.com/article/139267/2009/03/macmini2009.html
^When we tested those same games with the standard 1GB of RAM installed in the entry-level Mac mini, it suffered about a 15 percent performance hit compared to the same system running with 2GB of system memory, which allows access to the full 256MB allocation of memory for graphics.
i know still not the best machine for gaming, but it is what i really like right now and like i said its occasional.

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Yes if you put in 2GB or greater it will jump to 256MB of RAM. Do yourself a favor and upgrade it to 4GB so you only have to open the thing up once. Also, if you want a larger HDD do it at the same time.
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