ATI Technologies 107-40214-20 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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Desktop Pattern bar indicates the amount of memory used by
your desktop pattern.
To reduce the memory allocated to Display memory:
change the color depth from millions to thousands
decrease your screen resolution
Textures
The
Texture
bar indicates the number and size of texture maps
loaded by 3D applications to add realism to 3D models and
environments. The
Bitmap
bar indicates the memory allocated
to non-3D elements like 2D graphics. To reduce the memory
allocated to Texture memory, reduce the amount of textures in
your 3D graphic.
Buffers
The
Back Buffer
bar and the
z-buffer
bar are directly related to
the size of the 3D window.
To reduce the memory allocated to Buffer memory:
reduce the size of the display window containing
3D graphics
reduce the number of the display windows containing 3D
graphics