memory of gpu is being eaten for a weird reason

[MHNX7]

so basically i was playing Rainbow six siege for a while with a 1050 ti since i got it , it said in game that i have 4016 mb of gpu memory then today i was checking some graphics settings in game then i noticied it said 4014 mb of gpu memory so its not a big deal but i just wanna know what could have eaten those 2 mb of memory xD and will it contrinue to happen? i myself would guess a driver has eaten memory

Thanks for your time

 

[atomicWAR]

Windows can use VRAM to draw your desktop. The amount may vary but should be small for the most part.

 

[MHNX7]

is there a way to stop it from doing that?

 

[MHNX7]

and will it keep eating memory?

 

[atomicWAR]

You can turn off aero features. That will stop windows from using your VRAM. It should never be more then about 320MB approx. Beyond that no it should not just keep eating your VRAM. As it stands now it is barely using any. i don't see this as a problem but it does show you are very observant. Most folks would not have noticed. I would not stress it unless you start losing over 400MB.

 

[MHNX7]

ok thank you man

 

[atomicWAR]

anytime

 

[MHNX7]

hey i checked my gpu properties then i noticed it said system video memory 0MB so how is it possible that i have 4014 mb and how do i disable aero features i am on windows 10 pro 64 bit

 

[atomicWAR]

I have a link but depending you wind10 version some of it could be wrong so start with ->right click your start menu or hit windows button+x then choose system. then choose system info on the right side of the screen...follow instructions from there on below link.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/disable-visual-effects-windows