Sapphire 6950 memory issue

tunekilla

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hey I'm wondering why my DXDIAG is coming up with only 1700 or so memory for my video card, its the sapphire 6950 2gb dirt 3 ed. here is dxdiag:


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System Information
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Time of this report: 8/10/2011, 08:22:23
Machine name: LICH-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 11/04/10 17:45:22 Ver: 08.00.15
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1100T Processor (6 CPUs), ~3.3GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8190MB RAM
Page File: 1985MB used, 14392MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode



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Display Devices
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Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x6719)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6719&SUBSYS_186B174B&REV_00
Display Memory: 1773 MB
Dedicated Memory: 2030 MB
Shared Memory: 3839 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: SAMSUNG
Monitor Id: SAM0503
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: HDMI
Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1086 (English)
Driver Version: 8.872.0.0
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 7/28/2011 07:36:38, 814592 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2459-11CF-C570-6138BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x6719
SubSys ID: 0x186B174B
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem37.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1:ati2mtag_NICayman:8.872.0.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_6719
Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C