VRamSizeTest v1.0

[Jafin16]

kranazoli
If you're using ENBoost (preferably with the SKSE memory fix) then the 3.1GB Skyrim memory limitation is no longer an issue. Without going too in-depth, the limit is for system RAM, not VRAM on your video card. The more VRAM available to use, the better. Set EnableCompression=false will give better gameplay so use that.

[kranazoli]

kranazoli
If you're using ENBoost (preferably with the SKSE memory fix) then the 3.1GB Skyrim memory limitation is no longer an issue. Without going too in-depth, the limit is for system RAM, not VRAM on your video card. The more VRAM available to use, the better. Set EnableCompression=false will give better gameplay so use that.

Thank you for the detailed explanation.

[Umaril]

Boris, are you sure this is not the same issue? For me as noob user it sounds the same

https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStu ... -windows-8

By the way.... why 4064 MB and not 4096 MB?

[ENBSeries]

It's not the same issue.

why 4064 MB and not 4096 MB?

Because os and other software use some amount of memory and memory fragmentation.

[Neuba]

When running the test, I get the 4064mb limit. (like written earlier).

I just run skyrim, and put vram limit manually to 4000 (+-64 of free space for os etc) and played it 1h with performance monitoring.

the funny thing now is: the "total vram value" is like in this vramsizetest tool at: 4064mb.

BUT: My vram usage exceeds it regularly, around 4.5gb video memory. over 600 (performance monitor) samples in a row its was over 4.4gb vram. and the game run super smooth at 40-60 fps.

[ENBSeries]

Vram usage is not just enboost part of it.

[akzyra]

I stumbled about this dx9 stuff earlier and it is intersting.
If I remember right I got something like ~10k on Win7x64

Win 10 Pro 64bit, 780ti, 16GB RAM:
DX9: 4064
DX11: ~54300

Seems like it pushes the committed RAM from 32GB to 64GB for a moment. Was certainly surprising to get such a huge number.
Doing the math it seems like it didn't include my VRAM at all (I had ~53.3GB free in committed when total was 64).
Small bump in normal RAM.

[ENBSeries]

It's because you have swap disk size big like that or the size of it defined by free space of the disk where it located. I don't see any other reason (except driver bug).

[Pfuscher]

Geforce 970 3,5gb vram
12 gb Ram
Win 7, 64
Driver 352.86

Dx9: 9856
Dx11: 27008 - 27200 - 28k ish

[Jafin16]

Pfuscher
What OS are you using?