Why does macbook pro retina display shows 512 mb?

i have bought a macbook pro retina and ofcourse its 1gb display card but when i check about info ( about this mac ) it shows 512 mb instead 1 gb. why?

There are two GPUs in the retina MacBook Pro. One is the Intel HD Graphics 4000 and the other is the Nvidia GeForce GT 650M. The Intel GPU has 512Mb and the NVIDIA GPU has 1GB. The Intel GPU does not use a lot of power but is not as powerful as the NVIDIA one. The OS automatically switches between the two depending on what you are doing on the machine unless you disable the auto-switching.
You can get much more detailed report about your system including the graphics hardware by selecting "About This Mac" under the Apple menu then clicking on the "More Info..." button then the "System Report" button. The Graphics/Displays section under hardware in the window will show you both GPUs.

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