Sapphire 7950 vapor x dedicated memory showing zero

Ja.KooLit · Dec 23, 2012

Hello everyone. I ve searching net but I couldnt see any solution or reason as to why my dedicated memory is always zero.... see screen shot...

whenever I play.. or put some load on the GPU always dedicated memory always stay zero... only the dynamic memory

I already disable the onboard graphic..... uninstall Lucid Virtu... still stay at zero

my specs:

Asrock z77 Professional
Vapor x 7950 boost edition
Windows 8 64
i7 3770k

Mathragh · Dec 23, 2012

This is normal behavior in windows 8

Ja.KooLit · Dec 23, 2012

Thanks Math but could you please explain more? I dont exactly get what you mean "normal" behavior in windows 8

Steve-007UK · Dec 23, 2012

I noticed the same thing as you with windows 8 but its not a problem at all so i woulden't worry about it to much.

One thing i can sugest if you want to see GPU memory usage is to download the catzilla beta 12 benchmark as it shows how much GPU memory its using. At one point it was using 1643Mb's in my tests

The reason i say to use the beta 12 version is because the beta 15 dosen't show the same info as its no longer in dev mode if that makes sense.

Mathragh · Dec 23, 2012

Well, I havent got a detailed explaination yet myself, the difference might aswell be completely artificial because of some semi-incompatibility between win8 and GPU-Z compared to win7 and GPU-Z.

What appears to be the case now, is that GPU-Z shows the dedicated memory useage of the GPU as dynamic(maybe because of some updated memory hierarchy where windows8 can more actively manage the dedicated mem of the graphics card, just throwing some random ideas around)

It would be awesome if someone with more knowledge about the subject could offer a more detailed insight into this discrepancy at some point, but for now, I wouldnt worry

Ja.KooLit · Dec 23, 2012

animal007uk said:
I noticed the same thing as you with windows 8 but its not a problem at all so i woulden't worry about it to much.

One thing i can sugest if you want to see GPU memory usage is to download the catzilla beta 12 benchmark as it shows how much GPU memory its using. At one point it was using 1643Mb's in my tests

The reason i say to use the beta 12 version is because the beta 15 dosen't show the same info as its no longer in dev mode if that makes sense.

Oh well I was relieved now... well thats ok.. maybe i will try that catzilla maybe not.. I just worried about I had a faulty GPU but it is running well with Max payne and Hitman Absolution..

Mathragh said:
Well, I havent got a detailed explaination yet myself, the difference might aswell be completely artificial because of some semi-incompatibility between win8 and GPU-Z compared to win7 and GPU-Z.

What appears to be the case now, is that GPU-Z shows the dedicated memory useage of the GPU as dynamic(maybe because of some updated memory hierarchy where windows8 can more actively manage the dedicated mem of the graphics card, just throwing some random ideas around)

It would be awesome if someone with more knowledge about the subject could offer a more detailed insight into this discrepancy at some point, but for now, I wouldnt worry

Thanks mate.. thanks you guys youre both awesome.. :pimp:

Steve-007UK · Dec 23, 2012

You defo don't have anything to worry about its just a windows 8 thing when it comes to GPU-z

Techtu · Dec 23, 2012

I have the same issue over here and just like others have stated it is nothing to worry about, at all.

System Name	Gen2
Processor	Ryzen R9 5950X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair Viii Hero Wifi
Cooling	Lian Li 360 Galahad
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64gb @ 3600 Mhz CL14-13-13-24 1T @ 1.45V
Video Card(s)	Sapphire RX 6900 XT Nitro+
Storage	Seagate 520 1TB + Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB + lots of HDD's
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G7
Case	Lian Li PC-O11D XL White
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex SE Platinum 1000W
Mouse	Xenics Titan GX Air Wireless
Keyboard	Kemove Snowfox 61
Software	Main: Gentoo+Arch + Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	Have tried but can't beat the leaders :)

System Name	PC \|\| Acer Nitro 5
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900x \|\| R5 2500U @ 35W
Motherboard	MAG B550M MORTAR WIFI \|\| default
Cooling	1x Corsair XR5 360mm Rad\|\|
Memory	2x16GB HyperX 3600 @ 3800 \|\| 2x8GB DDR4 @ 2400MTs
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2080Ti Sea Hawk EK X \|\| RX 560X
Storage	Samsung 9801TB x2 + Striped Tiered Storage Space (2x 128Gb SSD + 2x 1TB HDD) \|\| 128GB + 1TB SSD
Display(s)	Iiyama PL2770QS + Samsung U28E590, \|\| 15,6" 1080P IPS @ 100Hz Freesync enabled
Case	SilverStone Alta G1M \|\|
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar DX
Power Supply	Cooler Master V850 SFX \|\| 135Watt 19V OEM adaptor
Mouse	ROG Pugio II
Software	Win 11 64bit \|\| Win 11 64bit

System Name	Gen2
Processor	Ryzen R9 5950X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair Viii Hero Wifi
Cooling	Lian Li 360 Galahad
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64gb @ 3600 Mhz CL14-13-13-24 1T @ 1.45V
Video Card(s)	Sapphire RX 6900 XT Nitro+
Storage	Seagate 520 1TB + Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB + lots of HDD's
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G7
Case	Lian Li PC-O11D XL White
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex SE Platinum 1000W
Mouse	Xenics Titan GX Air Wireless
Keyboard	Kemove Snowfox 61
Software	Main: Gentoo+Arch + Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	Have tried but can't beat the leaders :)

System Name	PC-Chips
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600x
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming.
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE CPU Air Cooler 6 heat pipes.
Memory	Patriot Viper 32gig dual channel 3600mhz
Video Card(s)	PowerColor HellHound RX 7900 GRE OC
Storage	2X Samsung 860 EVO SSD's 500gig / 2TB crucial P3-NVME / WD-BLUE SN550 1TB M.2 / SP A55 512gig
Display(s)	Panasonic 40-inch 4k TV
Case	Modded NZXT H510
Audio Device(s)	Realtek S1220A - Yamaha A-S501 AMP - 4 x Wharfedale diamond 9.1 speakers - Wharfedale SW150 sub
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G6 750W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Some cheap wireless thing
Keyboard	Razer Cynosa lite
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 2 128gig version
Software	Windows 11 pro 64bit

System Name	PC \|\| Acer Nitro 5
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900x \|\| R5 2500U @ 35W
Motherboard	MAG B550M MORTAR WIFI \|\| default
Cooling	1x Corsair XR5 360mm Rad\|\|
Memory	2x16GB HyperX 3600 @ 3800 \|\| 2x8GB DDR4 @ 2400MTs
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2080Ti Sea Hawk EK X \|\| RX 560X
Storage	Samsung 9801TB x2 + Striped Tiered Storage Space (2x 128Gb SSD + 2x 1TB HDD) \|\| 128GB + 1TB SSD
Display(s)	Iiyama PL2770QS + Samsung U28E590, \|\| 15,6" 1080P IPS @ 100Hz Freesync enabled
Case	SilverStone Alta G1M \|\|
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar DX
Power Supply	Cooler Master V850 SFX \|\| 135Watt 19V OEM adaptor
Mouse	ROG Pugio II
Software	Win 11 64bit \|\| Win 11 64bit