Graphics card recognition problem

[SharketteLaw92]

So Sims 3 is classifying my GPU memory as a 1, under device config. However, my GPU is an RTX 3050, so I *KNOW* my GPU is not the problem. I did add it manually awhile back and now im wondering if I've done something wrong that its going haywire under device configuration

[puzzlezaddict]

@SharketteLaw92  GPU memory is a separate ranking than the graphics card itself.  If your card is still recognized [Found: 1, Matched: 1], then it sounds like you just didn't edit the section of graphicsrules.sgr that covers VRAM.  It's right at the top:

if ($textureMemory == 0)
  seti textureMemory       32
  setb textureMemorySizeOK false

Change the 32 to 1024 , and put a # and a space in front of setb .  This will set your VRAM to 1 GB, which is not as much as your GPU has but more than Sims 3 can use.

If your graphics card is no longer recognized, then perhaps you repaired the game, which would reset the .sgr files to defaults, or otherwise refreshed the program files.  In that case, you'll need to repeat the entire process unless you happened to save copies of the edited .sgr files.