(Resolved) MSI RX480 8GB Gaming X Memory Issue

BoyGenius · Jan 25, 2017

It is resolved. I did a clean install of windows and with Deus Ex Mankind Divided it went to ~6GB .However some soft i use still detect 4GB VRAM may be soft specific issue.
Anyway VRAM works so thank you all for your assistance.

Hi,I am having a bit trouble with my RX80. Its VRAM dips down to 0MB after reaching 4GB (4065 MB last time i checked). Game sometime crashes right after the dip.
Playing ROTTR on 1080p with Very High settings.
I would like to know how can i test all 8GB VRAM of the card to ?

Specs:
i3-2100, G-Skill Ares 3 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB)
Asus H61M-D, Samsung 850 250GB SSD
WD 1TB (Game on this Drive)
Antec 500W
Resolution : 1920x1080

FreedomEclipse · Jan 25, 2017

Why you would pair a RX480 with an i3 2100 is beyond me as this creates a massive bottleneck....

Does the memory problem/crashing only happen when you're playing the one game?

Black.Raven · Jan 25, 2017

A i5 2500k is under 100 bucks right now, which will up the performance of your system, and will be less of a bottleneck to your rx480

Not saying you should do it, but just pointing it out

BoyGenius · Jan 25, 2017

@FreedomEclipse @Black.Raven
I am waiting for Ryzen & will move to suitable components ASAP after launch to remove any bottleneck.

Does the memory problem/crashing only happen when you're playing the one game?

Only Specific to Rise of Tomb Raider as no other game play will tend to fill up even 4GB of VRAM. ( I don't play GTA V so can't try with that.)

A i5 2500k is under 100 bucks right now, which will up the performance of your system, and will be less of a bottleneck to your rx480. Not saying you should do it, but just pointing it out

Well i should upgrade & i know that ,will move to suitable Kaby lake/Ryzen components after Ryzen performance is clear however RX480 is mostly at 99% even with i3 2100.

Can you tell me about any software/benchmark to stress test all 8GB of my RX480? (Most just go up to 3.5GB)

P4-630 · Jan 25, 2017

BoyGenius said:
however RX480 is mostly at 99% even with i3 2100

Surprisingly that doesn't seem to be a CPU bottleneck in this particular game you play then....

BoyGenius said:
Can you tell me about any software/benchmark to stress test all 8GB of my RX480? (Most just go up to 3.5GB)

I'd say GTA V, but you don't own it...
What other AAA titles do you have?

Just test the other AAA games you have at the moment.

BoyGenius · Jan 26, 2017

P4-630 said:
Surprisingly that doesn't seem to be a CPU bottleneck in this particular game you play then....

Yeah,For Non-CPU intensive games RX480 mostly stay at 99% but Games like Astroneer runs very crappy on this config.

I'd say GTA V, but you don't own it...
What other AAA titles do you have?

Metro Series, Witcher series but they seem to work fine as they don't reach 4GB VRAM mark or go even near that.

Just test the other AAA games you have at the moment.

Metro Last Light Redux tested but stays at 1.3 GB of VRAM, 4GB RAM and 8.2 GB Pagefile
Witcher 3 stays below 3.5 GB ,Witcher 2 around 0.9 GB VRAM

I will go for RMA. Thank You for your help but if you know about any software able to test 8GB VRAM you can tell me.

System Name	TBD
Processor	Core i7-4790K @Stock
Motherboard	Asrock Z97-Pro4
Cooling	Hyper 212 Evo
Memory	G Skill Ares 3 8 GB (2x4GB)
Video Card(s)	MSi RX480 8 GB Gaming X
Storage	Samsung 850 250 Gb SSD, WB Blue 2TB, WD Blue 1TB
Display(s)	Benq E2440 1080p
Case	NZXT S340
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Antec 500W
Software	Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit

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Case	Corsair 760T (White)
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Power Supply	Corsair AX760
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 10 Pro
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Cooling	Noctua NH-U9B SE2 \| Noctua NH-D14
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System Name	TBD
Processor	Core i7-4790K @Stock
Motherboard	Asrock Z97-Pro4
Cooling	Hyper 212 Evo
Memory	G Skill Ares 3 8 GB (2x4GB)
Video Card(s)	MSi RX480 8 GB Gaming X
Storage	Samsung 850 250 Gb SSD, WB Blue 2TB, WD Blue 1TB
Display(s)	Benq E2440 1080p
Case	NZXT S340
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Antec 500W
Software	Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit

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(Resolved) MSI RX480 8GB Gaming X Memory Issue

BoyGenius

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

Black.Raven

BoyGenius

P4-630

BoyGenius