graphics card megabytes

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When reading the requirements for games, it'll usually say something like "32MB video card". What I wanted to know was, does a 32MB DDR card = "32MB video card" or "64MB video card"?

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[LoveGuRu]

doesnt matter, play it and see if its playable.

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[bront]

32MB DDR is 32 MB of DDR memory (Double Data Rate).

In theory, it's exactly twice as fast as SDR ram. However, it is still only 32 MB.

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[Crashman]

There are two different types of memory interface available for many cards, DDR and SDR. DDR is theoretically twice as fast. Since most apps do not need 64MB, a 32MB DDR card is much faster than a 64MB SDR card.
DDR means Double Data Rate. SDR meand Single Data Rate. Both interfaces use SDRAM similar to what's in you PC but at a higher frequency. The 32MB means what it says.


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