F5F Stay Refreshed Power Users Overclocking My MSI card says I am using only 6GB even though the game is demanding more.

My MSI card says I am using only 6GB even though the game is demanding more.

My MSI card says I am using only 6GB even though the game is demanding more.

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ii_m7md4063_ii
Junior Member
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05-24-2026, 09:46 AM
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Hi, I'm pretty new to overclocking stuff and have done it before but back in the day. When I try to stress test my GPU on a new clock with MSI Afterburner monitoring, it only shows 1/2 gb of memory being used while I play games and usually jumps up to about 6gb depending on what game I'm playing. My question is: if it's really just using 1/2 gb of the memory for that stress test, does that mean my system will still stay stable with those settings?
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ii_m7md4063_ii
05-24-2026, 09:46 AM #1

Hi, I'm pretty new to overclocking stuff and have done it before but back in the day. When I try to stress test my GPU on a new clock with MSI Afterburner monitoring, it only shows 1/2 gb of memory being used while I play games and usually jumps up to about 6gb depending on what game I'm playing. My question is: if it's really just using 1/2 gb of the memory for that stress test, does that mean my system will still stay stable with those settings?

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05-24-2026, 06:46 PM
#2
Not every stress test needs a huge amount of VRAM. I should try OCCT instead, and it performed better than my old "hardest" stress test, which was Folding @ Home.
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Smart_man_0709
05-24-2026, 06:46 PM #2

Not every stress test needs a huge amount of VRAM. I should try OCCT instead, and it performed better than my old "hardest" stress test, which was Folding @ Home.

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3gilad3
Senior Member
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05-24-2026, 08:02 PM
#3
Not every stress check needs tons of VRAM. Instead, try OCCT. It performed better than the last one I used, which was Folding @ Home.
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3gilad3
05-24-2026, 08:02 PM #3

Not every stress check needs tons of VRAM. Instead, try OCCT. It performed better than the last one I used, which was Folding @ Home.