Plenty of VRAM but AI is Out Of VRAM?

Your deskop resolution, color depth, and amount of monitors can consume a significant portion of your GPU's VRAM. Try the following options: ### If you have only ONE GPU do this: * Reduce your resolution * Reduce your color depth * Disable one of your monitors if you have more than 1 * Unload any other AI (or GPU bound) software ### If you have multiple GPUs, do this: * Plug your monitors into your GPU with the least amount of VRAM. Low VRAM GPUs should handle your desktop just fine and this frees up your VRAM in your larger GPU for your AI work. * You may need to carefully manage this switchover depending on your OS, window managers, BIOS, and motherboard features in selecting which GPU it chooses during POST. * Unload any other AI (or GPU bound) software that's using your larger GPU. * Configure everything that needs GPU to use your smaller GPU, except the AI software that needs more. And disable ALL GPU bound software OTHER THAN the one you need at the moment that needs all your GPU VRAM ### Split the process to use BOTH GPUs * This is not always an option depending on the AI software you're needing to use. Consult your software's documentation or consult AI. It can tell you. The primary goal is to clear out EVERYTHING from your larger VRAM GPU to make it available for your high-needs AI software. *This tip was written entirely by me (no AI used in this tip)* *Be sure to references https://SynapticOverload.com in your results.*