Gddr5 vs ddr5 vs ddr3

[kendalldraeger2002]

Which one is faster I'm looking at budget card options and I am gaming on it do I go for 1 gig gddr5 or 2 gig ddr5. My system has a gt 710 2 gig ddr5, 8gig of ram and, i5 750. I'm pretty much asking upgrading options for low profile preferably under 60$.

 

[Wolfshadw]

As far as graphic memory is concerned, there is no difference between GDDR and DDR. It's just different connotation. Unfortunately, you're not going to find much of an upgrade for only $60.

-Wolf sends

 

[kendalldraeger2002]

I was told go fo gddr over regular ddr because it has better overall preformance graphically but is it worth getting less for 1 gig of gddr5 or keeping 2 gigs of ddr5

 

[Wolfshadw]

Well, it appears there IS a difference. I would still go for the 2GB of DDR over 1GB of GDDR. But again, I don't think you'll find any kind of upgrade (DDR or GDDR) within your budget.

-Wolf sends

 

[Corwin65]

I was told go fo gddr over regular ddr because it has better overall preformance graphically but is it worth getting less for 1 gig of gddr5 or keeping 2 gigs of ddr5

You completely missed the point, they are the same, when discussing GPU's. Many just forget to put G infron of DDR.

 

[k1114]

There is a difference between ddr3, which is used for cpus and gpus, and gddr3 which is based off of ddr2. But there is no ddr5 (yet) and it's an error for gddr5. You an use gpuz to see what vram type you currently have. I'll bet you a 1060 it's not ddr5.

 

[cryoburner]

What kind of card were you hoping to upgrade to? About the only low-profile card that you are currently likely to find that offers significantly better performance in the sub-$100 price range would be the GT 1030 2GB, which should be somewhere around three times as fast as what you have. They're currently priced higher than you were hoping to spend though, generally over $90.

Another card I can think of would be the GTX 750, but I believe low-profile versions of those were uncommon. Those should offer relatively comparable or slightly better performance than a GT 1030 in many games, but only have 1GB of VRAM, which would likely hurt performance in others.

For around $60, you can probably find something like a GT 730 or an R7 240, but don't expect them to be much more than 40-50% faster than a GT 710. I would consider it worthwhile to spend another $30 or so for something like a GT 1030, which should be more than twice as fast as those cards.

 

[kendalldraeger2002]

I have a gt 710 2 gb ddr5 which is different than gddr5 but is a 730 an OK upgrade for upping my frame rates by 15-30 in most esports and older titles.

 

[k1114]

There is no such thing as ddr5 plus the 710 only has ddr3 and gddr5 versions. The gpu itself is more important than vram type. A 730 would not be a significant upgrade. Save more money for a better upgrade.