My RAM usage goes up, but doesn't go down...? - Page 2

Fadingz · 3 Weeks Ago

GPU hijacks some RAM space too, at least mine does.
Took away a good 1GB lol.

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Lord Zedeck · 3 Weeks Ago

That must be because you have a Quadro? I'm still listed as having the full 8GB, although things that report my GPU's VRAM also report it as having (let me check the exact amount) 3583 (or ~3.5GB) of shared RAM. That's, quite a bit. I'm not sure if this implies the old AGP aperture size thing or whatever, but I never saw it in Windows XP. Is that what you're talking about, or is it actually taking a whole 1GB to itself leaving your system RAM as 7GB?

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Fadingz · 3 Weeks Ago

yeah, the first case.
1 gig RAM lists as in used
and my GPU mem boosts with 1 gig.

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Haithm · 3 Weeks Ago

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and up no longer makes a copy of video RAM in system RAM or if a Vista SP0 user obtain this update: Virtual address space usage in Windows Vista game development

It is too bad that some tech web sites are trying to say that windows 7 didn't shadow video memory whilst Vista RTM does. Sure it is true but why would they compare it to the RTM version of Vista? Windows 7 Way Smarter With Graphics RAM - Tom's Hardware

This is a good thread about 32 bit vs 64 bit: How it relates to video cards: 32 bit vs 64 bit: How it relates to video cards - techPowerUp! Forums

Squall-Leonhart · 3 Weeks Ago

Shared memory is the equivalent of AGP Apperture.

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3 Weeks Ago	#22 (permalink)
Lord Zedeck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,811	That must be because you have a Quadro? I'm still listed as having the full 8GB, although things that report my GPU's VRAM also report it as having (let me check the exact amount) 3583 (or ~3.5GB) of shared RAM. That's, quite a bit. I'm not sure if this implies the old AGP aperture size thing or whatever, but I never saw it in Windows XP. Is that what you're talking about, or is it actually taking a whole 1GB to itself leaving your system RAM as 7GB? __________________ "Without forgiveness, life is governed by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation." "Judge people not of their mistakes, but on how they handle those mistakes." Core 2 Duo E8600 @4.0GHz- ASUS Maximus Formula (Rampage Formula BIOS 0701) - 8GB (4x 2GB) Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 MSI nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB - 4x Western Digital Caviar 6400AAKS (2,560GB total) - PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 IBM P275 21" CRT (1600x1200 @100Hz) - Logitech Z-2300 2.1 Sound System - Windows 7 64-bit & Windows XP SP3

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Haithm Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Earth Posts: 38	Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and up no longer makes a copy of video RAM in system RAM or if a Vista SP0 user obtain this update: Virtual address space usage in Windows Vista game development It is too bad that some tech web sites are trying to say that windows 7 didn't shadow video memory whilst Vista RTM does. Sure it is true but why would they compare it to the RTM version of Vista? Windows 7 Way Smarter With Graphics RAM - Tom's Hardware This is a good thread about 32 bit vs 64 bit: How it relates to video cards: 32 bit vs 64 bit: How it relates to video cards - techPowerUp! Forums

3 Weeks Ago	#25 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,950	Shared memory is the equivalent of AGP Apperture. __________________ VBA-M \| Xtemu \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions \| TNHW \| XBCD 0.2.6 \| Satanic666's Emulator Compiles Don't be a NOOB, READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct Need Help with ePSXe? This is your first stop!. If you don't post all the required information, you don't get help. Everytime someone posts a romsite, God kills a beautiful woman.