Why HD collection needs 2GB of graphics memory?

[Wulfemaro]

When I try to launch this collection, it crashes, and i think that`s all because my PC have a really bad videocard. Only 1GB of memory, but... why the game need 2gb?

[DarkJuda On Deck]

What are you specs? Which game are you trying to launch?

[Wulfemaro]

Specs: 4GB operatical memory, 1GB graph.memory, DirectX 10.1 available, 2.71 CPU speed.
Of cource, I am trying to launch DMC HD(launcher)

[paladin181]

>.> What GPU do you have that has only 1GB of VRAM?

The game needs 2GB because that's how it's programmed and is a very reasonable expectation in this day and age. It uses VRAM to load in the textures, meshes and shader info. Since the textures are higher resolution than the original, it requires more than the original. It requires 2GB because they designed it to work with 2GB or more, and it expects 2GB to be there. When it's not, it can't load everything in to the VRAM that it needs to run. Those numbers aren't arbitrary.

[DarkJuda On Deck]

Originally posted by Kiterman_BeoWulf:

Specs: 4GB operatical memory, 1GB graph.memory, DirectX 10.1 available, 2.71 CPU speed.
Of cource, I am trying to launch DMC HD(launcher)

The launcher, okay. I'm asking because most of time people have issues running a precise game inside the launcher.
And I don't think it needs 2GB of video memory, since I managed to run in on a tiny 8240 that doesn't even have a dedicated memory.
But it would have been more simple if you gave me you GPU's model name.

Do you by any chance use Riva Statistic Tuner Server?

[Wulfemaro]

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I ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up! I dont think, that it has to be SO important

[Wulfemaro]

Originally posted by ELYSEE CHIRAC:

Originally posted by Kiterman_BeoWulf:

Specs: 4GB operatical memory, 1GB graph.memory, DirectX 10.1 available, 2.71 CPU speed.
Of cource, I am trying to launch DMC HD(launcher)

The launcher, okay. I'm asking because most of time people have issues running a precise game inside the launcher.
And I don't think it needs 2GB of video memory, since I managed to run in on a tiny 8240 that doesn't even have a dedicated memory.
But it would have been more simple if you gave me you GPU's model name.

Do you by any chance use Riva Statistic Tuner Server?

1) AMD athlaon X2 215
2) No

[DarkJuda On Deck]

Originally posted by Kiterman_BeoWulf:

Originally posted by ELYSEE CHIRAC:

The launcher, okay. I'm asking because most of time people have issues running a precise game inside the launcher.
And I don't think it needs 2GB of video memory, since I managed to run in on a tiny 8240 that doesn't even have a dedicated memory.
But it would have been more simple if you gave me you GPU's model name.

Do you by any chance use Riva Statistic Tuner Server?

1) AMD athlaon X2 215
2) No

AMD Athlon is a CPU not GPU.
But this may be what is causing your problems anyway.

[Wulfemaro]

Originally posted by ELYSEE CHIRAC:

Originally posted by Kiterman_BeoWulf:

1) AMD athlaon X2 215
2) No

AMD Athlon is a CPU not GPU.
But this may be what is causing your problems anyway.

Uh, Sorry ). Nvidia GeForce GT 220

[paladin181]

Originally posted by Kiterman_BeoWulf:

Я ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥! Ну так задирать - это я ♥♥♥♥ конечно
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I ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up! I dont think, that it has to be SO important

Think it or not, it apparently is.

AMD Athlon is a CPU. We were asking about your GPU (graphics processing unit, or Video card).

[Wulfemaro]

Originally posted by melfice181paladin181:

Originally posted by Kiterman_BeoWulf:

Я ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥! Ну так задирать - это я ♥♥♥♥ конечно
=========================================
I ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up! I dont think, that it has to be SO important

Think it or not, it apparently is.

AMD Athlon is a CPU. We were asking about your GPU (graphics processing unit, or Video card).

I have already said - Nvidia GeForce GT 220

[DarkJuda On Deck]

Originally posted by Kiterman_BeoWulf:

Originally posted by ELYSEE CHIRAC:

AMD Athlon is a CPU not GPU.
But this may be what is causing your problems anyway.

Uh, Sorry ). Nvidia GeForce GT 220

Even if we find what is causing your issue, you are not going to run any of the three games with this.
I know that the minimal requirements doesn't mean anything but... your GPU is about 15 times weaker than the minimal requirements that is a 760.
Running the launcher is not a matter of power though, I think it has trouble running on non-DirectX11 GPUs.
But even if it would launch, you couldn't play the game with that computer.

[Space Coward]

I think the main store page played it a little safe on the specs. Assuming you have a somewhat modern card, you might actually be fine:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1331099265

There's DMC2 running at 1080p. Not even 512MB of VRAM in use. You could run this on one of those old Crysis cards.

[DarkJuda On Deck]

Originally posted by melfice181paladin181:

>.> What GPU do you have that has only 1GB of VRAM?

The game needs 2GB because that's how it's programmed and is a very reasonable expectation in this day and age. It uses VRAM to load in the textures, meshes and shader info. Since the textures are higher resolution than the original, it requires more than the original. It requires 2GB because they designed it to work with 2GB or more, and it expects 2GB to be there. When it's not, it can't load everything in to the VRAM that it needs to run. Those numbers aren't arbitrary.

These number are more or less arbitrary.
You can run the game perfectly on way weaker hardware.
I play at 4k, and it doesn't ask more than 800megs of VRAM.

[DarkJuda On Deck]

Originally posted by Moss:

I think the main store page played it a little safe on the specs. Assuming you have a somewhat modern card, you might actually be fine:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1331099265

There's DMC2 running at 1080p. Not even 512MB of VRAM in use. You could run this on one of those old Crysis cards.

Except that a 220GT is way too weak. It would be playing in slowmotion, even at 720p.

[Space Coward]

Originally posted by ELYSEE CHIRAC:

Originally posted by Moss:

I think the main store page played it a little safe on the specs. Assuming you have a somewhat modern card, you might actually be fine:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1331099265

There's DMC2 running at 1080p. Not even 512MB of VRAM in use. You could run this on one of those old Crysis cards.

Except that a 220GT is way too weak. It would be playing in slowmotion, even at 720p.

That was something I was still a bit concerned about. Are you sure it can't handle the game, though?

I might borrow a friend's GT 740 and see how things go out of curiosity.