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computernewbie   05-12-2009 at 02:42:03 AM

what does the Memory clock, memory size, memory interface, mean on a GPU?

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Bronze Graphics badge EXT64   05-12-2009 at 05:12:39 AM
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Ok, so do you know what it means for the system memory? The graphics card has its own set of ram dedicated to textures (so the GPU has much faster access to it). Memory clock (MHz) is the speed of said memory (cycles per second), memory interface is the width (bits) of the ram connection (data transferred per cycle) and memory size (MB) is the amount of memory located on the card.

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rewindlabs   05-12-2009 at 05:20:16 AM
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These are not retarded questions...although making a thread asking about them when you could have taken 5 seconds to google them is retarded.......

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dragonfang18   05-12-2009 at 06:07:01 AM
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Or wikipedia... Or youtube...

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cybot_x1024   05-14-2009 at 12:14:58 AM
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computernewbie wrote :

what does the Memory clock, memory size, memory interface, mean on a GPU?



Hmmm... Have you asked wikipedia? You will probably get a better answer from him...

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mactronix   05-14-2009 at 08:53:27 AM
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Come on guys give the OP a break, to my mind asking here at least there is a fair chance the answer is going to be right.
@ computernewbie,

Do you want to know this with a view to the info helping you pick a card ? or are you just curious as to the workings of a GPU ?

If its the first then I'm sorry to say that its way more complicated than that, ATI and Nvidia use a different method or Architecture, which in itself uses different but similar component to achieve the same end. As such its impossable to just compare the main specs of differant GPU's and know which is better.

Mactronix

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boudy   05-14-2009 at 09:10:29 AM
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Of course you could go and google it, but then you would most likely have conflicting definitions, which would lead to more confusion.


EXT64 wrote :

Ok, so do you know what it means for the system memory? The graphics card has its own set of ram dedicated to textures (so the GPU has much faster access to it). Memory clock (MHz) is the speed of said memory (cycles per second), memory interface is the width (bits) of the ram connection (data transferred per cycle) and memory size (MB) is the amount of memory located on the card.



You took the words right out of my mouth.

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