Using DDR2 RAM with DDR3 memory GPU question

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Newer cards like the 9800GTX X2, GTX280, GTX295 all use DDR3 memory.

What difference in FPS would i get for example in a game like Crysis betwen using DDR2 and DDR3 RAM?

I mean...is all that really worth an upgrade?
 
What it does is double the memory clock rate.
e.g. DDR2=1000 DDR3=1800-2000

I can;t tell you if you will see that much of an upgrade, because i have never tryed a DDR3 card before, and you already have an 8800GTX, so i think you will be fine for a little longer...:D

EDIT: My bad, haha i got the bit and memory clock mixed up, for some reason...dont listen to me :D
 
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the only advantage of gddr5 over gddr3 is that it uses less volts and creates less heat, and mx, i don't think thats how it works
 
oregon said:
You can't upgrade the memory on the graphics card, and most of the new cards use GDDR4/5 not GDDR3.
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You'd be surprised at how many new cards still use GDDR2 lol.

XFX just came out with a budget 9600GSO that uses 768MB of GDDR2.

9500gt uses 512MB, or 1GB of GDDR2, while some versions of it use 512MB of GDDR3.

9400gt (depending on which version) uses 256MB, 512MB, or 1GB of GDDR2.
 
You'd be surprised at how many new cards still use GDDR2 lol.

XFX just came out with a budget 9600GSO that uses 768MB of GDDR2.
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That would be DDR2, actually. GDDR2 is old and busted, it was used back in the GeForce FX days... if any modern card is advertised as having GDDR2, it's just a marketing gimmick/typo/whatever. DDR2, though, is often used on budget cards (such as even some 9600 series, but usually lower).

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9500gt uses 512MB, or 1GB of GDDR2, while some versions of it use 512MB of GDDR3.

9400gt (depending on which version) uses 256MB, 512MB, or 1GB of GDDR2.
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Not GDDR2, normal DDR2.
 
oregon said:
You can't upgrade the memory on the graphics card, and most of the new cards use GDDR4/5 not GDDR3.
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You're thinking ATi there.


All Nvidia cards use GDDR3 and DDR2.



The 9600GSO offers DDR2 but anything that is 9600GT and above uses GDDR3.
 
hackapelite said:
That would be DDR2, actually. GDDR2 is old and busted, it was used back in the GeForce FX days... if any modern card is advertised as having GDDR2, it's just a marketing gimmick/typo/whatever. DDR2, though, is often used on budget cards (such as even some 9600 series, but usually lower).

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Not GDDR2, normal DDR2.
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Ah, so nVidia found a way to put Normal DDR2 on graphic cards?
 
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