Got a question for anyone who can help with it...
This topic came up when the System Requirements Lab site gave me a reading of 750 MB of video memory for my Radeon 5770 video card. It was suggested that I shouldn't take that as gospel, so I decided to look into it a little more. Turns out that every piece of documentation both in print and on my computer shows the card has 1024 MB of video memory. Except for one - and it's that one that has me the most concerned - DxDiag.
I have the whole DXDiag report, but I assumed this to be the important part. I'll post any other part of it that's needed.
I assume "display memory" to be what SysReqLab saw, and why it reported as 750. My question is why did DXDiag only see 750 MB - is DirectX not using the entire capacity of the card?
This topic came up when the System Requirements Lab site gave me a reading of 750 MB of video memory for my Radeon 5770 video card. It was suggested that I shouldn't take that as gospel, so I decided to look into it a little more. Turns out that every piece of documentation both in print and on my computer shows the card has 1024 MB of video memory. Except for one - and it's that one that has me the most concerned - DxDiag.
Code:
Card name: ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x68B8)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_68B8&SUBSYS_25431002&REV_00
Display Memory: 749 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1010 MB
Shared Memory: 3835 MB
Current Mode: 1600 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: HP 2009
Monitor Id: HWP2828
Native Mode: 1600 x 900(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: DVI
I assume "display memory" to be what SysReqLab saw, and why it reported as 750. My question is why did DXDiag only see 750 MB - is DirectX not using the entire capacity of the card?