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    GT555m 1GB vs GT540 2GB

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Gauiver, Jul 22, 2011.

  1. Gauiver

    Gauiver Newbie

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    Hi,
    Please recommend which one will have a better performance of the following nVidia graphics card

    GT555 with 1GB DDR5 or GT540 with 2GB DDR3

    R.
    Gauiver
     
    Gauiver, Jul 22, 2011
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  2. BeastRider

    BeastRider Notebook Evangelist

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    Definitely the GT555M though I didn't think they came in 1GB models, I thought 1.5GB was the lowest, followed by 2GB then 3GB..Anyway, back to topic, more VRAM doesn't mean anything if the card can't make use of all of it anyway..Think of it as having 16GB of RAM or even 8GB when all you use is 3GB, the extra RAM is basically useless..Same applies to having a 2GB GT540, it won't be able to make use of all 2GB, so the extra VRAM won't make any difference performance wise.
     
    BeastRider, Jul 22, 2011
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  3. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    There are 4 different versions of the gt 555m, from that I can guess its the 128 bit bandwidth card
     
    Karamazovmm, Jul 22, 2011
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  4. Simplified

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    The GT555 is much better than the GT540. Vram size is very unimportant compaired to amount of cores, core/Vram speed and architecture
     
    Simplified, Jul 22, 2011
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  5. sajidn1

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    Please suggest me one from the following laptop configurations:
    (1) Lenovo Ideapad Y570- Intel i7 2630QM, 6GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM, 2GB NVIDIA GT555M VRAM, 15.6" HD LED Glare 1366*768 Display

    (2) Dell XPS 15- Intel i7 2670QM, 4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM, 2GB NVIDIA GT540M VRAM, 15.6" FHD B+RG LED 1920*1080 Display
     
    sajidn1, Sep 10, 2011
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  6. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Well (1) for games, simply because you will have to be reducing the res on (2) to play it anyway.

    But for anything productive or watching media (2) will come out ahead.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 10, 2011
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  7. Disgustipated

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    Not really. There is almost no media or productivity suites that will use 1 GB of RAM, let alone 2 GB of RAM.

    TLDR; get the GT555m.
     
    Disgustipated, Sep 10, 2011
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  8. funky monk

    funky monk Notebook Deity

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    I think he meant because it has a much better screen. If you want to be productive then more screen estate is always a plus and if you want to watch media then 1080p is pretty much a must, not to mention the fact that the dell screen is one of the best around.
     
    funky monk, Sep 10, 2011
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  9. kaneda1010

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    How does the GT555m and the GT540m run League of Legends at 1080p?
     
    kaneda1010, Sep 13, 2011
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  10. Sean9

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    Game is not very demanding they'll both handle it fine.
     
    Sean9, Sep 13, 2011
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  11. Kevin

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    Even this gimped Lenovo version of the 555M is about 25% faster than the 540M.
     
    Kevin, Sep 14, 2011
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