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    Which video card is faster/better?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by DRTH_STi, Jan 31, 2008.

  1. DRTH_STi

    DRTH_STi can't.stop.buying.laptops

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    8600GT 256 (ddr3) or 8600GT 512 (ddr2)?
     
    DRTH_STi, Jan 31, 2008
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    #1. This has been answered many times.
     
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    GenTechPC Company Representative

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    GPU core and video RAM speed matters the most than the video RAM capacity, imagine put 2GB video RAM on Intel GMA X3100, it still gonna run slow.
     
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    Which video card is faster/better?

    8600GT 256 (ddr3) or 8600GT 512 (ddr2)?


    I used both but 8600GT 512 (ddr2) is reliable.
     
    John_Kallis, Feb 17, 2008
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    ziggo0 Notebook Consultant

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    The 8600m GT 256mb GDDR3 will be faster. I have both myself and I can swap both out in my laptop, I've found both to be 110% reliable which was never an issue, however, the GDDR3 dominates the DDR2 in every way except dedicated texture memory - BUT< the speed of the GDDR3 makes of the slack easily.
     
    ziggo0, Feb 17, 2008
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