# VRAM constantly high after game

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**Created:** [June 13, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/vram-constantly-high-after-game/133692 "2021-06-13T15:28:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![WipeIt7314](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/wipeit7314/32/50650_2.png) [@WipeIt7314](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/WipeIt7314)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/vram-constantly-high-after-game/133692/1 "2021-06-13T15:28:45Z")

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This happens to me a lot of time, where after a long battle or short battles, memory is not cleaned after finishing a game. As is shown below, my GPU memory, both dedicated and shared are full before I exit the game process. It just does not make sense.

(My graphics settings are low)

 ![image](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/e/8/e860420eddb8f558d988e65f2876c766bdf2711b.png)

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**Author:** ![UnfamousScout](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/unfamousscout/32/129249_2.png) [@UnfamousScout](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/UnfamousScout)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/vram-constantly-high-after-game/133692/2 "2021-06-24T13:39:38Z")

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I don’t know if you have a question on this!?

I mean the game uses up to 3gb video memory on lowest graphics, that’s normal.  
Also if you quit a match and go back to main menu, the memory and video memory stays allocated.  
It’s only set free if you close the program and go back to desktop.

If you have performance issues, close all programs except the game, give your non dedicated gpu 4gb of video memory, set graphics to lowest and hope for the best.

Also make sure to restart the game a lot, like after every multiplayer game.

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**Author:** ![WipeIt7314](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/wipeit7314/32/50650_2.png) [@WipeIt7314](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/WipeIt7314)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/vram-constantly-high-after-game/133692/3 "2021-06-24T18:00:27Z")

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> [@UnfamousScout](#):
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> I mean the game uses up to 3gb video memory on lowest graphics, that’s normal.

According to steam, minimum requirement of the game is 2gb. I can’t imagine how these people play if that’s normal.

> [@UnfamousScout](#):
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> Also if you quit a match and go back to main menu, the memory and video memory stays allocated.  
> It’s only set free if you close the program and go back to desktop.

That is what I reported. And it sounds like a bug to me.

> [@UnfamousScout](#):
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> Also make sure to restart the game a lot, like after every multiplayer game.

That is not how a program is supposed to work.

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**Author:** ![UnfamousScout](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/unfamousscout/32/129249_2.png) [@UnfamousScout](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/UnfamousScout)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/vram-constantly-high-after-game/133692/4 "2021-06-24T20:43:24Z")

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> [@WipeIt7314](#):
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> minimum requirement of the game is 2gb. I can’t imagine how these people play if that’s normal.

If I start the game and launch a 4v4 vs the AI, my game immediatly allocates 1.8gb of video memory. Windows 10 uses 400mb with all programs closed.  
So you exceed the 2gb system requirement for sure, the next question is how that impacts the frames.

I have one machine with 4gb of video memory and I am fine all the time, so I can’t judge this.

> [@WipeIt7314](#):
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> That is what I reported. And it sounds like a bug to me.

It can also be a feature, so that the memories don’t have to reloaded upon every match launched.  
Some other video games have it, too.

> [@WipeIt7314](#):
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> That is not how a program is supposed to work.

Nobody intends to have memory leaks or unhandled exceptions in their app. But it is what it is. Software engineering changed a lot the last 10 years, the development staff is probably yanked together from fiverr, craigslist and linkedin.