CPU graphics vs. Independent GPU

[jpstabell]

Hi everyone. I am totally new to this forum. I was wondering. I have a Pentium G4400 on an Asus B250i Gaming motherboard. A friend of mine recently asked me if I wanted his EVGA Nvidia GeForce 210 GPU. The GPU is ddr3 while the motherboard has ddr4 in it. Would the build be better with or without using the GeForce 210? I tried to look at all kinds of sites to figure this out but it is beyond me I think. The pcbuilder website shows that it is compatible with the build but I am not sure if it would be an improvement or not.

Thanks

 

[DSzymborski]

Motherboard RAM and the GPU VRAM are pretty irrelevant. If it mattered, then nobody would be able to run any of the high-end or, at this point, even middle-class GPUs because they all use GDDR5 and there's no such thing right now as a PC with DDR5 RAM.

The Pentium G4400's integrated GPU, the Intel HD 510, isn't very impressive, intended for only light and casual gaming, but it's actually quite a bit faster than the GeForce 210. Simply put, the 210 is a low-end, non-gaming GPU, that was released in 2009. Your build is much worse with it.

 

[R4DIO4CT1VE]

the GeForce 210 is pretty old, and wasnt particularly good even when it was new. you would be better off without it.

 

[jpstabell]

Motherboard RAM and the GPU VRAM are pretty irrelevant. If it mattered, then nobody would be able to run any of the high-end or, at this point, even middle-class GPUs because they all use GDDR5 and there's no such thing right now as a PC with DDR5 RAM.

The Pentium G4400's integrated GPU, the Intel HD 510, isn't very impressive, intended for only light and casual gaming, but it's actually quite a bit faster than the GeForce 210. Simply put, the 210 is a low-end, non-gaming GPU, that was released in 2009. Your build is much worse with it.

 

[jpstabell]

Thanks... I guess that explains why he is willing to give it to me! LOL.