4870 512mb Incorrect Memory Size?

Troy555 · Jun 27, 2009

2303 Memory Size on a 512MB card?

Currently using Catalyst 9.6

Primary Adapter
Graphics Card Manufacturer Powered by ATI
Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Device ID 9440
Vendor 1002

Subsystem ID 0000
Subsystem Vendor ID 0000

Graphics Bus Capability PCI Express 2.0
Maximum Bus Setting PCI Express 2.0 x16

BIOS Version 011.010.000.000
BIOS Part Number 113-AA48701G77.23
BIOS Date 2008/09/09

Memory Size 2303 MB
Memory Type HyperMemory

W1zzard · Jun 27, 2009

check with gpuz. whatever gave you that info looks unreliable

Easo · Jun 27, 2009

Its normal..., it takes system ram when needed, the so called hyper memory, my 4850 took exactly the same 2303 MB, gpu-z showed the right 512 mb.

Deleted member 24505 · Jun 27, 2009

Its ccc W1zzard,i've seen a few post about this on other forums,even on the asus support forum.Mines a asus 4870 512mb dark knight btw.

Mussels · Jun 27, 2009

he's using vista, it shows free system memory as well in some programs (like directX) since the cards can use it like a page file. my cards show as nearly 4GB of ram.

(yes i have a custom monitor driver)

Ketxxx · Jun 27, 2009

Thats kinda odd.. I'm running W7 and things are reported correctly. The only time Hypermemory should be reported is if you have a really low end crappy card that takes system memory and uses it as a frame buffer to cut costs on the cheapy cards as manufacturers don't need to stuff as much vRAM on them.

Mussels · Jun 27, 2009

Ketxxx said:
Thats kinda odd.. I'm running W7 and things are reported correctly. The only time Hypermemory should be reported is if you have a really low end crappy card that takes system memory and uses it as a frame buffer to cut costs on the cheapy cards as manufacturers don't need to stuff as much vRAM on them.

mines always showed like this, in vista and 7 - nvidia and ATI.

Ketxxx · Jun 27, 2009

I'd call that well odd then, doesn't happen at all with my HD4830s :wtf:

chuck216 · Jun 27, 2009

It's accurate... Hypermemory is the amount of onboard memory plus the amount of shared system memory. A lot like the AGP aperture size on AGP cards.

Ketxxx · Jun 27, 2009

Again.. Hypermemory is used on low end craptacular ATi cards. It takes system memory and uses it as a frame buffer. On highend cards hypermemory isn't needed/used as the cards have their own frame buffer. Why its appearing with a 4870 is a total freak, maybe the catalyst driver isn't properly reading the sub vendor / Video card ID correctly.

Mussels · Jun 27, 2009

Ketxxx said:
Again.. Hypermemory is used on low end craptacular ATi cards. It takes system memory and uses it as a frame buffer. On highend cards hypermemory isn't needed/used as the cards have their own frame buffer. Why its appearing with a 4870 is a total freak, maybe the catalyst driver isn't properly reading the sub vendor / Video card ID correctly.

its ok, me and my 7,864MB of video memory wont hold it against you. (pretty sure its counting video + free system ram combined, its weird)

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