GTA V uses my integrated GPU's VRAM

[tweaky123]

So, I have an AMD R7 M260 GPU with 2GB VRAM, while my integrated GPU is AMD R5 with 1GB VRAM.
My CPU is AMD APU A8-6410 2GHz, and I have 8GB RAM.
How do I make GTA V to use my R7 GPU instead of R5?
GTA V only uses 1024mb of VRAM, but I got 2048mb of VRAM on my R7....

 

[weberdarren97]

Do you have the monitor plugged into the motherboard or the graphics card?

 

[vrumor]

Its a laptop.

 

[Hlsgsz]

First, plug teh laptop to power. Then put it in "performance" under power saving settings if it doesn;t go there alone.

 

[tweaky123]

Its a laptop.

Yes, an HP Pavilion 15 L3S53EA

 

[schwatzz]

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/pc-components/how-set-default-graphics-card-3612668/

 

[tweaky123]

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/pc-components/how-set-default-graphics-card-3612668/

Still 1024mb available, instead of 2048....

 

[schwatzz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEsUdOS9lpM

Just to clarify, does the menu screen show 1024/2047 VRAM or 1024/1024 like in the video?

 

[tweaky123]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEsUdOS9lpM

Just to clarify, does the menu screen show 1024/2047 VRAM or 1024/1024 like in the video?

My menu shows 971/1024, if it shown 1024/2048 I wouldn't have any problems and probably wouldn't post here

 

[weberdarren97]

Are you sure that your laptop has an R7 M260 and that the M260 is not just a part of an upgrade path?

 

[tweaky123]

Are you sure that your laptop has an R7 M260 and that the M260 is not just a part of an upgrade path?

GPU-Z sensors while ingame:
http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/16/08/24/nhw.png
http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/16/08/24/zvj.png
AMD R7 M260 2GB GPU:
http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/16/08/25/bss.png
AMD R5 GPU:
http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/16/08/25/kqg.png

 

[schwatzz]

Seems to be a common problem https://support.rockstargames.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/203308668-GTA-V-on-Laptop-Issues-Intel-AMD

this could help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWLaAOtsIis

 

[tweaky123]

Seems to be a common problem https://support.rockstargames.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/203308668-GTA-V-on-Laptop-Issues-Intel-AMD

this could help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWLaAOtsIis

I don't have anything related to Intel in my laptop, dude.
Those links are fixes for AMD+Intel builds

 

[schwatzz]

Seems to be a common problem https://support.rockstargames.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/203308668-GTA-V-on-Laptop-Issues-Intel-AMD

this could help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWLaAOtsIis

I don't have anything related to Intel in my laptop, dude.
Those links are fixes for AMD+Intel builds

https://community.amd.com/thread/184391


To quote a forum post from the link "Install the latest catalyst drivers from AMD 15.7.1 and right-click your desktop and select 'graphics properties'...in there go to 'performance' and 'AMD Radeon Dual Graphics' and simply disable it"

It seems to be regardless of brand, GTA 5 will detect the integrated graphics instead. This is something you'll have to send to Rockstar, as they don't seem their stuff together even this far after the release of the game.