Intel HD4000 uses less memory than it should in Win 7

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  1. Mito, May 18, 2013

    Mito macrumors regular

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    Hey guys!

    I have installed Windows 7 on Macbook Air, drivers and everything are up to date. Seems like everything is working like it should except Intel HD 4000. In the game Total War Shogun 2 it shows that iGPU is using only 243Mb instead of 512Mb (I have upgraded RAM in MBA). I have checked Intel GPU driver, eveything is set to "Performance". Please help.

    Thanks!
     
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  2. Michasss8, May 18, 2013

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    It works better on Mac. It is normal.
     
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  3. Hellhammer, May 18, 2013

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    The RAM usage is managed automatically based on the load. 512MB should just be the maximum but it can be less. See this guide for checking the max amount.
     
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  4. Mito, May 18, 2013

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    Great! It should be completely fine.
    Thank you very much!
     
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  5. 2IS, May 18, 2013

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    No, it doesn't. When running windows natively on a mac it runs the same as any similarly spec'd windows machine. The only differentiation is apple specific drivers for things like the track pad, hot keys, etc.
     
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