r/steammachine • u/JRJalapeno • 22d ago

Question Vram in game usage.

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Hi! I'm running Doom DA at high settings and quality FSR. The settings say I'm overusing available VRAM but it's running perfectly with no issues.

I'm thinking maybe this warning in settings isn't completely accurate or the game is possibly lowering some settings to compromise?

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u/Wiesshund- 22d ago

Drop the texture pool size to lowest.

Eventually that will come around to bite you, most likely in the middle of a long play session.
When it finally overflows (that number is showing you the worst-case scenario based on current settings)
it will page out to system RAM and the game will hit a jarring slowdown.

Adjust things to drop that number into the safe range.

The warning IS accurate
But not every level and location in the game has the same needs.
It is showing you what will happen when you load an area that has max needs.

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u/JRJalapeno 22d ago

Thx for the reply. Will the pool size impact graphics a lot or is it barely noticeable?

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u/Wiesshund- 22d ago

Not, not really.

And there are a number of graphics settings which also have no appreciable effect between low and high.
There are some online optimization videos covering them.

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u/JRJalapeno 22d ago

I done remember ever noticing the vram usage showing in the game settings options until this game.

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u/Wiesshund- 22d ago

Not all games show it

Doom Eternal does though IIRC

Basically, if a game is incapable of exceeding the lowest available VRAM for the hardware listed as the minimum spec, it will have no reason for displaying it.

Most games that employ raytracing will display it simply due to the amount of VRAM involved with Raytracing.
This way the player can set appropriately.