Dell Precision 3561 runs with 7.9GB of 16GB RAM shared across GPU memory
Dell Precision 3561 runs with 7.9GB of 16GB RAM shared across GPU memory
Hey there, I'm facing a problem with my Dell Precision 3561. It seems Windows or an app is forcing my Intel UHD graphics to use up to 50% of my system RAM. I've tried updating the graphics drivers and refreshing the BIOS, but nothing changes. The BIOS doesn't have any settings to adjust the maximum or startup shared memory. I checked the Intel Graphics Command Center too, and it doesn't show any options there. Even after a full restart, it still uses 7.9GB. Both my Intel UHD iGPU and the NVIDIA t600 DGPU display the same amount, so I'm not sure if it's the iGPU issue. I've also tested running games or apps that need the DGPU, but they always fall back to the iGPU. I'm not sure if this is connected or not.
In the Memory section of Task Manager, Hardware Reserved shows 7.9GB. This indicates the portion allocated for the integrated graphics unit at that time. You're likely observing combined GPU memory (4GB) along with your active RAM, not just the dedicated iGPU usage.
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Yes, there is 7.9G of shared memory available, though the dedicated GPU retains 4GB of onboard storage.
It seems the data suggests a limited amount of hardware reserved, around 262MB. The iGPU can take up to 50% of system RAM, which explains the 7.9 figure. I'm not sure if this is the correct interpretation though.
In reality, the actual resource consumption per process isn't what it seems—there might be around 4GB of usage, which is just a fraction of the total 10GB.
And still the same figures appear for dGPU as 12gigs. It displays strange values instead of real ones. You can observe from iGPU that it’s currently using only 400Mb at the time of that snapshot. I searched quickly since I wasn’t sure what those numbers meant. It seems to be just the pagefile, which by default occupies 50% of RAM. It doesn’t reserve your actual memory, just indicates how much disk space might be needed if IGPU or dGPU runs out of their allocated amounts. Roughly, the iGPU limit has usually been around 1.5Gb, and I don’t see any evidence suggesting that wouldn’t apply here either.