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    how to find out ddr2 or ddr3 in gpu

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by mtness, Jan 13, 2009.

  1. mtness

    mtness loitering

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    hey guys
    ive the asus m51ta and afew people have been saying to me that the ati hd3650 is GDDR3 is there any way i can check this in the settings menus or something, when i google it shows that there is a ati HD 3650 with both ddr2 and ddr3.

    so the question is how do i find out on my pc which of the 2 i have?
    cheers for any tips or suggestions.
    takecare
     
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  2. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    GPUZ

    10char
     
    X2P, Jan 13, 2009
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  3. ntsan

    ntsan Notebook Consultant

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    try GPU-z?
     
    ntsan, Jan 13, 2009
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  4. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    WILLY S, Jan 13, 2009
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  5. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    Download is here.

    Edit: no, I was last because I linked it in url tags. You lazy ****************.
     
    Kevin, Jan 13, 2009
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  6. mtness

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    ok thanks for everyones reply, those that told me about it, linked it and download linked it, it was all very helpful.
    bottom line is the asus m51ta series laptops have ddr2 lol.
    great tool thanks all.
     
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  7. mtness

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    heres the results, anyone link enough to explain all that to me in laymens terms thanks alot.
    PU-Z Validation 3dp9k
    Card Name: ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3650
    Owner: Anonymous Submitted: 2009-01-13 18:29:28
    Owner's Comments:
    GPU: M86 Revision:
    Technology: 55 nm Die Size: 118 mm²
    BIOS Version: VER010.094.000.001.029480 Device ID: 1002 - 9591
    Bus Interface: PCI-E x16 @ x16 Subvendor: ASUS (1043)
    ROPs: 4 Shaders: 120 (DX 10.1)
    Pixel Fillrate: 2.4 GPixel/s Texture Fillrate: 2.4 GTexel/s
    Memory Type: DDR2 Bus Width: 128 bit
    Memory Size: 512 MB Bandwidth: 16.0 GB/s
    Driver: atiumdag 7.14.10.0630 / Vista
    GPU Clock: 600 MHz 500 MHz
    Default Clock: 297 MHz 247 MHz
    Overclock: +102% +102%
     
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    From your results, you GPU memory is GDDR2.
     
    Manic Penguins, Jan 13, 2009
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  9. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    It appears to be DDR2, anything else just ask here :)

    Edit: ****
     
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  10. mtness

    mtness loitering

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    yeap got that, but im also interested in the bottom part of the test, which talks about overclocking etc, is it normal to have it set so high, its something like 102%, i dont have a clue what that all means to be honest.

    if someone has the time to explain the main points from the whole test that would be much appreciated. thanks and takecare
     
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It's just reading the default clocks wrong. Don't worry your clocks are perfectly normal.
     
    sgogeta4, Jan 13, 2009
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  12. mtness

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    if its reading the default clocks wrong is there a chance its reading any of the other information incorrectly?
     
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  13. Manic Penguins

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    I would ignore the overclock percentage entirely.

    102% would mean your system is running at normal clock speeds anyway, maybe +10MHz, but this is negligible.
     
    Manic Penguins, Jan 14, 2009
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  14. mtness

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    ok thanks alot for that.
     
    mtness, Jan 14, 2009
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