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    best memory type for gaming?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by xilerate, May 29, 2009.

  1. xilerate

    xilerate Notebook Guru

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    hey guys, i do not know much about graphic cards so i am just wondering which memory type is best for high end graphic gaming? either GDDR3, DDR2, or DDR3, which is best? (this is for ATI HD mobility 4650)

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    xilerate, May 29, 2009
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  2. Periklis_Pap

    Periklis_Pap Notebook Consultant

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    I think that GDDR3 is the best you can get out of the 3 you said.
     
    Periklis_Pap, May 29, 2009
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  3. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    DDR3 is better than GDDR3 (whose tech would fall around DDR2.5, since it's based off of DDR2) for GPUs. Even though ATI says they use this, I have yet to see it though. But if you have the option, GDDR3 is definitely better than DDR2.
     
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    DDR3 is better than DDR2. If it's on a laptop, it's GDDR. The G just stands for graphics, and AFAIK, no laptop GPU uses regular DDR memory, but MANY companies/retailers leave the G off when they list the product specs since it is assumed to be GDDR
     
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