# \[UE 5.5\] Video memory leak when using menu on the top **URL:** \ **Category:** Getting Started & Setup\ **Tags:** memory-leak, unreal-engine, please-help-me, question\ **Created:** [January 15, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue-5-5-video-memory-leak-when-using-menu-on-the-top/2277644 "2025-01-15T02:06:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fifens](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Fifens](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Fifens)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue-5-5-video-memory-leak-when-using-menu-on-the-top/2277644/1 "2025-01-15T02:06:35Z")
Hi, I have a serious video memory leak issue that makes the editor unusable. The moment I click on the menu on the top (like File, Edit, Window, etc.) and hover my mouse over any of the options, the engine instanlty starts to leak VRAM so much and so fast it just goes over the dedicated 10GB of my GPU [RTX 3080 10GB] and starts to use shared memory until the app / pc [whichever comes first] crashes. **[VIDEO SHOWING THE ISSUE](https://streamable.com/xot2tu)** I don’t know what could be causing the issue as it can randomly appear and disappear. Sometimes I can work for like 5 hours before it comes up, sometimes it doesn’t happen for a few days, and sometimes I can’t work for a whole day because it appears from the start and even restarting the pc wouldn’t help. Issue appears even on completely empty projects so it’s not project related. I’ve already tried file verifiaction, reinstalling whole engine, restarting pc and updating GPU drivers. Issue doesn’t appear anywhere else, every game and app works as intended. Issue appeared on UE5.4 and now on UE5.5 PC Specs: | Column 1 | Column 2 | | --- | --- | | OS | Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22635.4580 | | GPU | NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB [Game Ready Drivers 566.36] | | CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5800x3D | | RAM | 32GB DDR4 3000MHz CL16 | Please help. ---
**Author:** ![celestia](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/celestia/32/713749_2.png) [@celestia](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/celestia)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue-5-5-video-memory-leak-when-using-menu-on-the-top/2277644/2 "2025-04-09T02:07:01Z")
Did you ever find a solution to this? I’ve been experiencing similar memory leaks and crashing for no reason. It also happens randomly just like you described. Sometimes within 30 minutes, other times it will take hours. ---
**Author:** ![Fifens](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Fifens](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Fifens)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue-5-5-video-memory-leak-when-using-menu-on-the-top/2277644/3 "2025-07-05T01:41:54Z")
Still no solution, now it got even worse - whole editor window starts flashing and just sips all available memory [literally it’s sometimes using 26 GB of VRAM (10GB on GPU and whole 16GB Shared) on a FirstPersonTemplate…] ---
**Author:** ![Super\_Mikal](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Super\_Mikal](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Super_Mikal)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue-5-5-video-memory-leak-when-using-menu-on-the-top/2277644/4 "2025-07-31T14:38:04Z")
Got the same problem. Installed UE 5.6 today, created a simple FPS project targeting mobile. Main window was flashing like a strobe light while fullscreen, resizing to smaller size helped. But any menu I open still flashes, and I get a red warning that says “Video memory has been exhausted (1xxx.xxx MB over budget)”, and the number keeps climbing the longer I have menus open. VRAM usage can also be seen increasing in Windows Task Manager on the GPU tab. I have an RTX 3080 with 10 GB VRAM. Gonna try to troubleshoot things like driver version, HDR, VRR, project type and platform target. ---
**Author:** ![Super\_Mikal](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Super\_Mikal](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Super_Mikal)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue-5-5-video-memory-leak-when-using-menu-on-the-top/2277644/5 "2025-07-31T17:08:45Z")
Bingo! The combination of HDR in Windows display settings and NVIDIA overlay is what causes the issue for me. Disabling either one fixes the problem, and I can live without the NVIDIA overlay 🙂 P.S. There’s also a setting to enable editor HDR support. Tooltip says for Windows 10, but I suspect that’s just an outdated tooltip. Not sure exactly what it does, but it didn’t make a difference for fixing this. ---
**Author:** ![Vladoupepite](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Vladoupepite](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Vladoupepite)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue-5-5-video-memory-leak-when-using-menu-on-the-top/2277644/6 "2025-08-17T13:53:02Z")
Bigs thanks, fix for me 🙂