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    What does a GPU do FAQs

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by aduy, Dec 26, 2011.

  1. aduy

    aduy Keeping it cool since 93'

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    I want to start an FAQ thread for GPU and GPU related questions

    Here are some that i can think of:

    What are the parts of a gpu and what do they do?

    What are FPS?

    Does more memory mean higher performance?

    Why does the level of detail affect performance?

    If anyone else has a good idea feel free to post it, and of course feel free to answer these FAQs, to the best of your ability.
     
    aduy, Dec 26, 2011
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  2. rschauby

    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    There's like a bajillion of these on the internet.
     
    rschauby, Dec 26, 2011
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  3. key001

    key001 Notebook Evangelist

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    After I read the questions, I began to wonder what's your target audience....
     
    key001, Dec 26, 2011
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  4. funky monk

    funky monk Notebook Deity

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    There's an awful lots of people on this forum and elsewhere in the world who don't know what to look out for in a laptop. There are way more "3GB 540m vs 1.5GB 560m" threads than there should be.

    If we could rename this to something like "what to look for in a GPU" or something along the lines and then make it a sticky, I think that would help a lot of people and also save us the work of repeatedly telling people not to be fooled by VRAM size.
     
    funky monk, Dec 26, 2011
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  5. Qing Dao

    Qing Dao Notebook Deity

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    Yeah, really. Based on the questions and how I am guessing the OP is going to answer them (simple, obvious, not really explaining how or why answers), I don't have high hopes for this.
     
    Qing Dao, Dec 27, 2011
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