8600M GT why it shows 128 MB 64bit when its 256 MB 128bit?

[pioterbezkitu]

Hello all, I have an old laptop with a Geforce 8600M GT graphics card, the problem is that GPU-Z and Windows properties show that it is a 128MB 64bit card, but in reality it is 256MB 128bit.

Some info: Its ASUS G2S laptop, im running Windows 7 64BIT, checked performance on 3DMark06 and its about 1800pts, when it should be arround 3500pts, the original sticker on it says its 256MB, all specs on internet says its 256, and from what I've read 8600M GT in 128MB version was installed only on Apple machines.

What I've done so far: tried 6 or 7 different drivers, from really old ones to the newest, cleaned drivers with cleaning aps in safe mode, installed/updated chipset drivers and other too, I've updated motherboard BIOS despite it being up to date, in BIOS settings there's no VGA settings or turbo cashe options.

Really im pissed of and sad, wanted only to play one simple game and it runs pretty poorly with the card being seen as 128MB 64bit ;-( pls help :-(

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Did you do a clean driver install with DDU?

Sometimes it will say that they are 256MB but half of that memory is actually 'hypermemory' or 'shared memory' memory is allocated to the graphics card from system ram when it needs it.

 

[pioterbezkitu]

Tried almost everything I could with the drivers, I'm aware it takes the shared memory, but from what I've read it's much slower than the dedicated memory. From what I know it should be displaying 256MB dedicated memory. And I've run 3Dmark to test if it has the proper performance despite showing smaller memory amount.
From notebookcheck:
"Asus G1S T7500 2048 MB 256MB GDDR3 3994pts" - I had about 1900 pts ;-/

 

[eidairaman1]

Check laptop bios settings

 

[pioterbezkitu]

"What I've done so far: tried 6 or 7 different drivers, from really old ones to the newest, cleaned drivers with cleaning aps in safe mode, installed/updated chipset drivers and other too, I've updated motherboard BIOS despite it being up to date, in BIOS settings there's no VGA settings or turbo cashe options."

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Actually according to notebookcheck. your laptop specs are legit.

If you scroll all the way down you'll see it says 8600M GT - 128

::EDIT::

youre not completely out of luck though. if you want to upgrade. you can get a GT240M that will fit that laptop just fine because it should be MxM II -- Price starting from 195-244złoty before P&P

 

[pioterbezkitu]

Yeah, but I have a different CPU and a original sticker with info it's 256MB, I'm really confused now

 

[FreedomEclipse]

where and when did you buy the laptop? If you bought it privately then you might of been cheated.

 

[pioterbezkitu]

It was bought privately but I really don't think someone would make himself trouble to buy another sticker just to cheat on laptop worth two Johnny Walkers. Is there a way to verify it somehow?

 

[MrGenius]

Yeah there is. Take the card out and look at it/stop relying on software(which can be wrong).

Anyway...here's what you need to do to make it a 256MB card <insert pipe dream here>.

BTW a game that runs poorly with 128MB is probably still going to run poorly with 256MB.

 

[pioterbezkitu]

You guys are probably right, anyway, thanks for your help, cheers

 

[eidairaman1]

Yeah there is. Take the card out and look at it/stop relying on software(which can be wrong).

Anyway...here's what you need to do to make it a 256MB card <insert pipe dream here>.

BTW a game that runs poorly with 128MB is probably still going to run poorly with 256MB.

Yup this day and age 128-256 was the ideal in 2004, not today.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

It was bought privately but I really don't think someone would make himself trouble to buy another sticker just to cheat on laptop worth two Johnny Walkers. Is there a way to verify it somehow?

yeah, then you were probably cheated. He probably didnt buy the sticker but pulled if off another laptop that he had and stuck it on the one he sold you. Since you didnt exactly say what the spec was apart from the CPU was different from what was listed on notebookcheck, I can only guess that this person swapped out the original CPU with something inferior.

 

[pioterbezkitu]

Yup this day and age 128-256 was the ideal in 2004, not today.

I'm aware of that mate, not long ago I had pretty decent Lenovo with GTX660M, but I've recked it to pieces in a car accident.

Like I said, you're all probably right, thanks for help guys

 

[eidairaman1]

I'm aware of that mate, not long ago I had pretty decent Lenovo with GTX660M, but I've recked it to pieces in a car accident

Ok games that will run on a 9700128/9800 256 in a laptop was UT 2004

 

[newtekie1]

It was bought privately but I really don't think someone would make himself trouble to buy another sticker just to cheat on laptop worth two Johnny Walkers. Is there a way to verify it somehow?

I seem to remember ASUS getting in trouble because they "accidentally" put the wrong spec GPU in some laptops. So I wouldn't be surprised if the specs say 128-bit 256MB when it is really 64-bit 128MB.