4650 DDR2 vs 8600 DDR3

[shadow187]

My friend has an 8600GT, I have an HD4650. Would he notice anything good if I replaced it (good meaning FPS gains). I've looked through so much junk, and the answer still eludes me.

 

[wa1]

What happened to your friend's card? going bad?
Or do you just want to give your 4650 free?

I guess he's okay with his current 8600GT.

 

[shadow187]

Na, I'm just wondering if it's worth my time to ninja my card into his computer. I like him a lot, he's a good friend.

 

[OvrClkr]

The 4650 is faster than the 8600GT (assuming we are talking about the 512Mb DDR3 version). He should see a gain in frames, nothing major but surely noticeable.

 

[shadow187]

That's what I was hoping for. His res is 1600x900.

 

[wa1]

^
Then it's good, a free card for a good friend is always nice...

 

[shadow187]

I'm just wanting to make sure he'll see an increase of more than 3%, you know?

 

[OvrClkr]

what res does he play at?

 

[shadow187]

Numbnut! Look 3 posts above yours.

 

[jyjjy]

Unfortunately the DDR2 really hurts the performance of the HD4650. The DDR3 version would be an alright upgrade but the DDR2 card, while still a bit better than the 8600GT, isn't much of one.

 

[shadow187]

What if I OC'd it some? Possibly 650 on the core and 475 on the memory? I really want to do this for 'em, but if it won't amount to more than 5%, I won't bother.

 

[jyjjy]

I do think it should be more than 5%, especially if you OC.

 

[shadow187]

Alrighty..his res is pretty high, and it'd be nice if he could turn on some more pretty effects.

Thanks jay.