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Inzigna
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This may sound awfully dumb, but I've not been in the computing loop for a long time and found something that I wanted to clarify. I purchased a new computer that was to come with the 1792MB GTX 260, but upon running DxDiag, I was shown "Approx Total Memory: 489MB".
So my question is, is this normal or have I been cheated? And if it's normal, I would appreciate it if someone would explain to me why this is so. Apologies if this question sounds awfully stupid.
So my question is, is this normal or have I been cheated? And if it's normal, I would appreciate it if someone would explain to me why this is so. Apologies if this question sounds awfully stupid.
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Try checking things out using the nVidia Control Panel, and taking a look at the System Information through that. It should break down the memory issue a little better for you by saying how much "Dedicated video memory" is on your card
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You do raise a good point though.... there is a little bit of information that could be useful from the OP. What OS are you running, and when you ran DxDiag, did it say you had the video card you thought you had?
I'm just guessing, but it sounds like a 32-bit OS.
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Do this instead:
Go to Control Panel, go to Display settings, go to Advanced settings, click the Adapter Tab, and under Adapter Information it will list "Total Available Graphics Memory" as well as "Dedicated Video Memory." As well as System video memory and shared system memory.
So for my PC which as a 512 megabyte Radeon 4850 and 4 gigs of system memory, I show this:
Total Available Graphics Memory: 2303 MB
Dedicated Video Memory: 512 MB
System Video Memory: 0 MB
Shared System Memory: 1791 MB
If you do in fact have a 1792MB GTX 260, then Dedicated Video Memory should show 1792 Megabytes.
And also if the total available graphics memory is less than the dedicated video memory there's a problem.
Also, please let us know if you're using a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system.
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Total available graphics memory: 4603MB
Dedicated video memory: 1792MB
System video memory: 0MB
Shared system memory: 2811MB
So I suppose I do indeed have 1792MB? Then why would DxDiag show otherwise?
As a side note, thank you all for replying!
Edit: Just for reference, this is what DxDiag shows under "Display:
Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce GTX 260
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Approx. Total Memory: 486MB
Well you definitely have a 1792MB Geforce GTX 260.
It looks like your info under the display adaptor is good.
I'm still confused as to why DxDiag is showing 486 megabytes though.
My understanding was that Approx. Total Memory in DxDiag is an approximation of how much dedicated memory plus memory set aside by the OS to use for graphics data. And so I thought that typically the normal user will have a higher number in DxDiag than they do for the amount in their dedicated video memory. Example, I have a 512 meg video card, but DxDiag shows 2297 Approx Total Memory. In my advanced display settings, i have 512 dedicated video and 1791 shared system memory for a total of 2303 megs.
I would figure that the DxDiag number should be approximately the same as the Total Available Graphics Memory under the adapter information. For me, 2297 and 2303 are pretty close.
For you, I find it strange you're getting 4603 megs under Adapter and 486 megs under DxDiag. I would think that the two numbers should be similar, instead of a factor of 10 different...
hm..........
I assume you haven't done anything funny in messing with your video card settings, right? Like you haven't changed any video related options in the BIOS or in windows?
Try this: Run DxDiag again. This time click the button at the bottom that says, Run 64-bit DxDiag. See if the numbers are any different.
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The only thing that I'm seeing in regards to the incorrect amount of Approx. Total Memory is that it's a cosmetic glitch in Vista/Win7 with DxDiag. I wouldn't worry about it, as you've confirmed the card and memory though another (and more accurate) method.
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EDIT: I haven't done anything to my graphics card too. It's all stock.
Unless you're seeing serious performance issues, which I doubt will occur, I wouldn't worry about it at all.
The important thing is that you can rest assured that you are, in fact, running a 1792MB GTX 260.
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I'm increasingly convinced that this is a cosmetic issue, so thank you all for the time! You guys have been great in providing help.