Author Topic: Video mem (Read 289 times)

Apar · « **on:** July 24, 2006, 05:32:13 PM »

Why does AH hardly use any of the vidcard memory and almost only system mem??

Skuzzy · « **Reply #1 on:** July 24, 2006, 05:33:26 PM »

It uses a ton of video memory. The problem is the video card makers do not report the actual memory being used.

We have no actual control on how a video card uses memory. That is up to the video card memory manager. All we can do is ask the video card to make a texture/poly/vertex... available to be displayed. Where the video card drivers place that information is up to them.

Apar · « **Reply #2 on:** July 25, 2006, 10:05:58 AM »

So the ingame system info on "used vidcard mem" is meaningless?

Skuzzy · « **Reply #3 on:** July 25, 2006, 10:48:13 AM »

For the most part, it is meaningless and will probably disappear one day.

Apar · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2006, 02:46:49 PM »