AGP Aperature Size

[Azrael.]

Hi, i just threw together a new computer, and in the BIOS i noticed that one of the settings was called "AGP Aparture Size." The Aparture size is set to 64MB. I am currently running a Radeon 9700 Pro which has 128MB Video Ram... should i set the Aparture Size to 128MB, or leave it at 64MB? Thanks.

 

[Shuzer]

The aperture size really doesn't have much of an effect on modern graphics cards.

Whatever the setting, it all performs about the same. Leaving it at 64MB will be fine.

 

[lePobz]

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=28379

Read this, thanks.

 

[Asus]

If your VGA card has LESS than 128 Mb of memory I recommend the following AGP-A sizes:

- 1000Mb of RAM – set Aperture to 64 - 256Mb.
- 512Mb of RAM – set Aperture to 64 - 128Mb
- 256Mb of RAM – set Aperture to 32Mb or none at all

If your card has 128 Mb of memory or more set Aperture to 4 - 32Mb

Link

Personally, mine is set to 64MB. Just leave it.

 

[Loshadka]

What does it do, any way?

 

[Asus]

What does it do, any way?

Hardly anything for today.
If you had an 8mb gfx card then you would worry about the setting.