Video Card Problem ? Only 768mb instead of 2GB?

Vrillon

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Hey .So i bought a new PC .The customer said that the video card is a GTX 460 2GB .When i check the display settings or something like that , it shows only 768 Total Memory .What is happening?
In dxdiag i have app rox.total.memory : 4045MB. So ?Also if i test my pc on Can I Run It site it says that i have 1 GB Video Card Dedicated .Please help .
Thank you .
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
So what video card do you have for sure? More system specs would help.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer V3 771G-6443
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
    ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
    PSU
    90 watt brick
    Mouse
    Bluetooth
    Antivirus
    Comodo
    Other Info
    Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
So what video card do you have for sure? More system specs would help.
My video card is a NVIDIA GTX 460 2GB .
System specs :
Intel Core i5-2500k 3.30ghz up to 3.60ghz ( Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview )
RAM : 8 GB
64 Bit
500GB HDD .
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Go to Control panel > Display > Screen Resolution > Advanced settings. In the box that opens what does it show for Dedicated Video memory.
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Me
    CPU
    FX 8350 @ 4.6
    Motherboard
    Asus M5A97 Evo
    Memory
    2 x 2 GB Kingston HyperX 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire R9 270X Dual-X
    Sound Card
    Xonar DGX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer S232HL
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB
    Seagate 500 GB
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 650W
    Case
    Antec Three Hundred
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech G500s
    Internet Speed
    35000/3000
There is a 756 MB version of that card. Might be time to look at the card itself and see the exact version/part number.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
You have a 768 MB Graphics Card, with a possible addition of 3.3 GB taken from your RAM.
 

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There is a 756 Gb version of that card. Might be time to look at the card itself and see the exact version/part number.
756 G B !!!![emoji33] [emoji33] [emoji33]
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq Presario 061
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    1GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Ati radeon xpress 200
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1152x864
    Hard Drives
    1. 80 Gb
    2. 1TB
    PSU
    no
    Case
    Compaq
    Internet Speed
    12 kb/s
    Browser
    Torch
    Antivirus
    Bit defender 2013
    Other Info
    It is an average pc

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq Presario 061
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    1GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Ati radeon xpress 200
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1152x864
    Hard Drives
    1. 80 Gb
    2. 1TB
    PSU
    no
    Case
    Compaq
    Internet Speed
    12 kb/s
    Browser
    Torch
    Antivirus
    Bit defender 2013
    Other Info
    It is an average pc
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