7600GT GDDR2 vs GDDR3

[ssalim]

Hi,

How much different is it GeForce 7600 GT GDDR2 (256MB 128-bit) vs GDDR3 (256MB 128-bit)?
Please help, need to resolve this eBay conflict soon.

Thanks.

 

[spuddyt]

gddr3 will be a crap load faster

 

[justinmcg67]

GDDR2 is pointless...

 

[ssalim]

Dang... well the label says GDDR2 but does 7600 GT have gddr2 and gddr3 or just gddr3?

How do I test/check exactly what it has, gddr2 or gddr3? What tool or software do I use?

Thanks.

 

[justinmcg67]

Well the product box or whatever will tell you, plus you can search for GDDR3 versions on Newegg and such.

7600GT 128-bit GDDR3 256MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130062

7600GT 128-bit GDDR2 512MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130099

Don't be fooled by the higher amount of VRAM. It's, in my opinion, solely a marketing scheme to get people to buy what they think is a better product; when in all actuality it's not.

 

[double_helix]

If DDR3 > DDR2 Then
Prompt "DDR3 kicks DDR2's ass!"
Else
Prompt "DDR2 does't kick DDR3's ass, sorry!!"
End

 

[ssalim]

Well the product box or whatever will tell you, plus you can search for GDDR3 versions on Newegg and such.

7600GT 128-bit GDDR3 256MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130062

7600GT 128-bit GDDR2 512MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130099

Don't be fooled by the higher amount of VRAM. It's, in my opinion, solely a marketing scheme to get people to buy what they think is a better product; when in all actuality it's not.

That 7600 gddr2 is AGP... I'm saying I couldn't find 7600 gt gddr2 pci-express x16 in NewEgg... does it exist?

 

[justinmcg67]

That 7600 gddr2 is AGP... I'm saying I couldn't find 7600 gt gddr2 pci-express x16 in NewEgg... does it exist?

To answer the question of, "Is there a GDDR2 version of the 7600GT in PCI-Express interface?" No. I could NOT find a 7600GT in GDDR2 using the PCI-Express bus.

 

[ssalim]

So either this card is out of this world or the label that's on the card is a typo (should be gddr3).

One way to find out is a tool/software or a way to check whether it is gddr2 or 3... but how?

Thanks.

 

[justinmcg67]

So either this card is out of this world or the label that's on the card is a typo (should be gddr3).

One way to find out is a tool/software or a way to check whether it is gddr2 or 3... but how?

Thanks.

Well nwo that i think about it, I think when my friend got his 7600GT he got it with GDDR2, and he used PCI-Express, but that was over a year ago so I can't be to sure. if you want to know, use a tool called GPU-Z, there was a post here in the forums nto to long ago. I'll do a google search on it for you.

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

EDIT2: I found your GDDR2 7600Gt PCI-Express card. Here you go...

http://www.directron.com/v7602gs21.html

EDIT3: NVM, that was a GS, but it seems to me only the 7600GS can be in GDDR2 and PCI-Express interface, n ot the GT.

 

[ssalim]

I used GPU-Z and it says DDR2 (not gddr2 but maybe the same)...
It is 7600 GT, 8 pixel shaders, PCI-Express x16, 3.6GPixel/s fillrate, 3.6GTexel/s fillrate, 128bit, 256MB, 8.0Gb/s bandwidth, GPU Clock: 450MHz and 250MHz memory clock.

 

[runswindows95]

GDDR3 is always faster GDDR2.

 

[justinmcg67]

When referring to graphics cards, DDR2 and GDDR2 is the same thing, the only time referring to DDR2 would be different is when discussing system RAM.

 

[ssalim]

ok ty all.