diff --git a/src/bonsaiviewer/MainWindow.cpp b/src/bonsaiviewer/MainWindow.cpp
index bcd4653fa6..e832d635ee 100644
--- a/src/bonsaiviewer/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/bonsaiviewer/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -566,11 +566,15 @@ void MainWindow::setupLoader() {
                 .arg(stats.total_triangles)
                 .arg(stats.gl_draw_calls)
                 .arg(double(stats.vram_used_bytes) * mb, 0, 'f', 0)
-                // Used against what the cache may grow to; the pool's
-                // momentary capacity only until the budget is known.
-                .arg(double(stats.vram_budget_bytes > 0
-                                ? stats.vram_budget_bytes
-                                : stats.vram_capacity_bytes) * mb, 0, 'f', 0);
+                .arg(double(stats.vram_capacity_bytes) * mb, 0, 'f', 0);
+        // The budget is where the pool may grow to; the pool can also sit
+        // a sub-buffer above it (a release would undershoot). Show it
+        // only when it tells the user something capacity does not.
+        if (stats.vram_budget_bytes > 0
+            && stats.vram_budget_bytes != stats.vram_capacity_bytes) {
+            text += QString(" (budget %1)")
+                .arg(double(stats.vram_budget_bytes) * mb, 0, 'f', 0);
+        }
         // Device total is only known when a driver backend answered.
         if (stats.device_vram_total_bytes > 0) {
             text += QString(" | Device %1/%2 MB")