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    Which GFX card is better?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by theneighborrkid, Sep 1, 2007.

  1. theneighborrkid

    theneighborrkid Notebook Evangelist

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    nVidia Geforce 8600GT w/512MB RAM (dedicated) found in a sager 2090

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    GDD3 8600M GT w/ 256MB RAM (dedicated) found in macbook pro's and some toshibas...

    Just wondering if there is a big difference between 512MB and 256MB as well as DDR2 and DDR3.

    Thanks
     
    theneighborrkid, Sep 1, 2007
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  2. Kierkes

    Kierkes Misanthrope

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    The 128-bit bus on the 8600 cannot utilize 512MBs of RAM, so that's almost negligible. As for DDR2 and DDR3. Let's say that DDR3 is almost twice as fast as DDR2.
     
    Kierkes, Sep 1, 2007
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