Does RAM frequency affect integrated GPU performance?

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Smithy5995

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I currently have a laptop with an Intel core i5 3210m and 6GB of 800Mhz RAM. I was wondering if buying an 8GB 1600Mhz kit would improve the performance of the GPU and therefore increase FPS in games. I heard somewhere that RAM frequency does play a part with integrated GPU's but because of the lack of information when I googled my question I wasn't sure, so I came here.
 
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AxlFone

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Sure it do help. I did just OC my memory to 1866MHz and some tests show 10% better performance. But is it going to work with laptop?
Do that mobo uspport faster memory than 800MHz?
Can u OC memory now? Try first hit 1000MHz with 800MHz memory?

 
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Yes, RAM frequency is actually quite important for the performance of an integrated GPU. GPUs need a lot of memory bandwidth, which is why most dedicated graphics cards use their own high-bandwidth memory type (GDDR5). Integrated GPUs are stuck with lower-bandwidth DDR3, so the higher the frequency the better.

However, your memory is already DDR3-1600. You'd have to buy something faster to see any benefit, and your motherboard may not support that.
 
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Due to the limitations of my laptops BIOS I can't OC my RAM.
 
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I currently have 6GB of 800Mhz RAM, would upgrading to an 8GB kit with 1600Mhz frequency help? that was my question :)
 
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Smithy5995

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Double Data Rate? Could you explain what that is please? I've never heard of it XD
 
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It just means that the memory transfers information twice per clock cycle. DDR, DDR2, and DDR3 are all named after this (Double Data Rate = DDR). So DDR3-1600 runs at 800 MHz.

But there is some confusion about how manufacturers etc. label this, so you could check with a program like CPU-Z to confirm what clocks your memory runs at.
 
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Smithy5995

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CPU-Z says that I'm running at 800Mhz
Here is what it shows me: http://imgur.com/SnbSlhG
 
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