jareDrake13 :
KevinAr18 :
The actual desktop itself uses the video card as well... as for the actual details, I don't know offhand.
* Higher resolutions + higher bit depths use more video memory.
* There *might* be data from each window as well (don't know for sure though).
also, the gpu idles at 28 c or while browsing, and under load 48, is that good?
Sounds good. Some models get much hotter, as shown here:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/R9_290X_PCS_Plus/27.html
Thanks, finally, is it normal for on average 25% of your ram is being used when having acouple chrome tabs open?
But, if you want to check your specific model, try looking it up on that site and check the temperatures they get at full load.