battlefield 4 really high VRAM usage problem

Gbiddy

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Nov 27, 2013
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Hi thanks for your time.

So I've got a beast of a gaming PC machine and I am having a bottleneck somewhere or atleast I think I do.

Specs:
Intel 3930k 6-core clocked at 4.9ghz
16gigs 2133mhz corsair CAS memory
Trifire 7970's all 3GB VRAM
One 1080p 120hz samsung sa750D
Raid SSD drive for games
Win 7 64
Resolution scale ingame setting 100

My main game is Battlefield 4. I know trifire is overkill for my monitor. Please no flaming. Was planning on eyefinity in near future.

My problem:
GPU-z Hwinfo and MSI afterburner are all reporting VRAM usage at 4.8-5.6GB ingame and my cards are all 3GB.

I play bF4 on ultra and I think my 3GB vram is being used up due to other high end parts to my PC.

Why is MSI afterburner and gpu-Z reporting such high VRAM usage. My FPS can go from 57 to 200+.

Does BF4 really use that much ram when pushed really hard?

Why is gpu-z and all other programs reporting 4.6 - 5.5+GB of Vram being used.

Thanks I'm dumbfounded by my low fps. I have all latest drivers etc.

Cheers
 
Solution
You can only use the 3GB of vram, they don't get multiplied for each additional card, you can drop the MSAA to lower some of the vram usage or other settings