Comments on: Windows 7 DWM cuts memory consumption by 50%

By: NVIDIA por fin con DirectX 10.1 - P�gina 2 - Foros de CHW

NVIDIA por fin con DirectX 10.1 - P�gina 2 - Foros de CHW — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:06:54 +0000

[...] About Direct2D (Windows) Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform (WARP) In-Depth Guide Windows 7 DWM cuts memory consumption by 50% – istartedsomething Esto si que es una sucia jugada de MS contra Nvidia. Saludos. __________________ Phenom X4 [...]

By: carmel

carmel — Fri, 15 May 2009 06:53:44 +0000

windows 7 is only recognizxing 2gig
I have vista on the same comp separated hardrive & it recognizez the 4 gig i have installed
so i wondered why 7 only rcognizez the 2 gig

By: Windows 7 ( Seven ) « nEveR caN siLenT !!

Windows 7 ( Seven ) « nEveR caN siLenT !! — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:48:13 +0000

[...] dapat digunakan untuk keperluan yang lain. Hal ini juga memungkinkan penggunaan memori hingga 50% lebih hemat. Ini fitur yang benar-benar bermanfaat, apalagi buat anda, para “gamer” yang punya VGA [...]

By: PDC’den Windows 7 Haberleri | Cnkt

PDC’den Windows 7 Haberleri | Cnkt — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:18:43 +0000

[...] Windows 7 Desktop Windows Manager uses 50% less memory – Long Zheng [...]

By: Kaotik

Kaotik — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:24:50 +0000

@ Olga, DX10.1 is required for the smaller memory footprint, not 10.

@ Fowl, Aero requires SM2.0, not 3.0.

By: Olga

Olga — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:11:45 +0000

A DX10 video card with Windows 7 drivers is needed to get 50% memory reduction per top level window. The saved memory is physical system memory.

Video playback with DWM ON is improved by removing unnecessary memory copy to the DWM window surface.

By: Intip Windows 7 | .: Blaszta! :.

Intip Windows 7 | .: Blaszta! :. — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:25:12 +0000

By: Sunday Night Reading « Tales from a Trading Desk

Sunday Night Reading « Tales from a Trading Desk — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:03:22 +0000

[...] Windows 7 DWM [...]

By: Fowl

Fowl — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:07:59 +0000

@Mark
I don’t think decoding HD video has anything to do with vram, it’s probably just the inbox codecs are more efficient. AFAIK no dx9 card has hd video acceleration.
@aussiebear
As I was saying, it’s amazing how much they do with so little hardware. (or conversely, how little MS do with so much).

By: aussiebear

aussiebear — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:47:39 +0000

I think Windows XP will be the last version I’ll invest in.

* Jumps off Microsoft boat. Inflates a life raft. Starts paddling to alternatives. *

As for Fowl’s (1st poster) comment about installing Nvidia drivers on Linux; I had no trouble with TNT2-M64, GF2 MX400, GF FX5200, GF4 ti4200, GF FX5900XT, GF7300GT, and GF7600GS. All worked without issue. Driver was installed in a few clicks. Linux’s desktop eyecandy works with a Geforce 1. (I tried with TNT2, didn’t do well. Need at least a Geforce 1 or better.)