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How can I find out how many MB, exactly, my video card has? Btw its onboard memory, can I find it using Everest? and if so what would it be under in Everest? thanks

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A few follow-ups and modern checks that add to what and started — useful if the original quick method is unclear or if the machine is being examined years later.

Windows built-ins that often give the clearest numbers:

  • Run dxdiag (Win+R) and check the Display tab for reported display memory values.
  • On Windows 8/10/11 open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) -> Performance -> GPU to see separate "Dedicated" and "Shared" GPU memory. Dedicated = physical VRAM on discrete cards; shared = system RAM usable by an integrated GPU.

Command-line and cross-platform options:

  • In a Windows command prompt: wmic path win32_videocontroller get name, adapterram (adapterram is returned in bytes; divide by 1,048,576 to get MB).
  • In PowerShell: Get-WmiObject Win32_VideoController | Select-Object Name, @{Name='AdapterRAM(MB)';Expression={$_.AdapterRAM/1048576}}
  • On Linux try lspci -v or sudo lshw -C display to identify the adapter and its reported memory.

When to trust which number:

  • For discrete cards, use a hardware utility (GPU-Z, HWiNFO, Speccy) or identify the exact model from Device Manager -> Display adapters -> Properties -> Details (Hardware IDs) and check the vendor spec sheet for exact VRAM size and type.
  • For integrated/onboard GPUs the OS often reports "shared" memory or "total available" rather than a fixed VRAM chip size; this is dynamic and depends on system RAM and driver behavior, so the reported max is not the same as a dedicated chip size.

Troubleshooting tips: update GPU drivers if reported values look wrong; use a vendor utility or the exact model/spec sheet for a definitive VRAM number on discrete cards.

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In everest it should be under video display adapter
You don't say what OS you are using but i will assume xp for now .
right click on your desktop/properties/settings/advanced /adapter ,look for memory size .almost the same for win98,
Onboard video uses you systems ram so you could right click on mycomputer /properties ,and you will see info on you processor and amount of ram ,if you know how much ram is in your computer then subtract the amount showing from the amount in you computer ,and that will be the amount of ram being used for video .
It will also tell you in the Bios but i won't go into that .

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Alright thanks, I found it.

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Great!!!!!!

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at startup press del button continuously,go in BIOS SETUP .in that you will get all information

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