GPU-Z Now supports Ati/AMD gpu memory usage.

Final8y · 3 Sep 2011 at 13:32

The latest GPU-Z 0.55 now supports graphics card memory usage.

Memory Usage (Dedicated): graphics memory pages occupying the GPU's memory (memory on the graphics card)

Memory Usage (Dynamic): graphics memory pages occupying the system memory

In case of Radeon IGPs, "GPU's memory" would refer to the UMA area of the system memory, and "system memory" would refer to the OS-addressable system memory apart from UMA area.

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GPU memory usage can also be displayed in osd when using techpowerup's osd server.

Just checked my memory usage in Crysis running the central park bench run, max dedicated vram usage was 1545MB

GPUZ
http://www.techpowerup.com/151434/TechPowerUp-GPU-Z-0.5.5-Released.htm

OSD
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142436

Rumour that Afterburner will get the Mem feature as well.

harmony · 3 Sep 2011 at 18:26

The Followers of 1GB will say it's pointless as they run everything fine on 1GB cards.

Adster3000 · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:14

harmony said:
The Followers of 1GB will say it's pointless as they run everything fine on 1GB cards.

Aha. You really have a thing for VRAM.

I like the idea of Afterburner getting this feature.

BaDBoY_uK · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:34

Doesn't work for me...

Kelt · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:47

Adster3000 said:
Aha. You really have a thing for VRAM.

I like the idea of Afterburner getting this feature.

Already has it, least for nvidia cards, been using it for months.

Adster3000 · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:48

Kelt said:
Already has it, least for nvidia cards, been using it for months.

I'm aware. Just felt the need to say something on-topic.

Final8y · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:56

I'm using 367MB at the desktop 2560x1600 single browser.
3 screen= 4960x1600 3 browsers open 650MB depending on the content.

lay-z-boy · 3 Sep 2011 at 20:14

Also applies to sandy bridge igp. Though that's just stealing CPU ram.

iviv · 4 Sep 2011 at 00:08

I'm now running 0.5.5 but I don't see anything to do with memory usage in the sensors page

Proto · 5 Sep 2011 at 12:22

Latest update fron Unwinder regarding MSI Afterburner

Latest progress on videomemory monitoring:

Vista path is working. XP path (via old good RivaTuner vidmem plugin technology) is done too. We'll test it privately a bit then release new beta.

Alexey Nicolaychuk aka Unwinder, RivaTuner creator

http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=4088606&postcount=254

tommybhoy · 6 Sep 2011 at 00:18

Thanks very much Final8y, never thought I'd see this happen with AMD cards.

I've been wanting a memory tool since, for ever!

Time to play with my 6950>70 xfire!

harmony · 6 Sep 2011 at 00:44

tommybhoy said:
Thanks very much Final8y, never thought I'd see this happen with AMD cards.

I've been wanting a memory tool since, for ever!

Time to play with my 6950>70 xfire!

I've seen reports that the readings with GPU-Z 0.5.5 on AMD cards must be divided by the number of GPUs you have, e.g. if you see 3GB vram usage on a 2-way crossfire setup, then it's actually 1.5GB vram usage per GPU.

tommybhoy · 6 Sep 2011 at 02:26

Way ahead of you Harmony:

Crysis2:

Crysis2 (CrossFire Disabled):

Oops, With Xfire disabled, I Alt+Tab'd out of Arma 2 OA to take some readings, forgot about it and ran Crysis 2 at the same time and got:

2Gb used on a single 6950>70@ 1920x1080 lol.

tommybhoy · 6 Sep 2011 at 02:28

Another 1

BC2 (CrossFire Disabled):

Max In game Settings @ 1920x1080:

StonedPenguin · 6 Sep 2011 at 02:36

delete

layte · 6 Sep 2011 at 09:03

I'd be genuinely interested in seeing some like for like comparisons on VRAM usage between NV and AMD cards now we have the ability.

Martini1991 · 6 Sep 2011 at 09:04

I don't think it works too well tbh.
It seems very... Bizzare.. Especially with Crossfire.

harmony · 6 Sep 2011 at 11:21

layte said:
I'd be genuinely interested in seeing some like for like comparisons on VRAM usage between NV and AMD cards now we have the ability.

According to the first results I've seen on other forums on the first day, I can tell that the vram usage on nv and amd cards are very similar.

gareth170 · 6 Sep 2011 at 12:27

Martini1991 said:
I don't think it works too well tbh.
It seems very... Bizzare.. Especially with Crossfire.

it seems to be working well for me

i've not seen it go above 2gb which is right even with cf...

i've just seen the dynamic go up slightly if the Dedicated gets near 2gb

Martini1991 · 6 Sep 2011 at 12:42

gareth170 said:
it seems to be working well for me

i've not seen it go above 2gb which is right even with cf...

i've just seen the dynamic go up slightly if the Dedicated gets near 2gb

That doesn't mean it's reporting the right values though.
I had it say 1.7GB, which is impossible when I use 1GB cards.
Crossfire you say? So it's really 850mb per card? I then get daft readings of 450mb in game, that would be 225mb, doesn't make sense.