What is the difference between DDR5 and GDDR5?

[aryamanp56]

Whenever i'm looking at gpu specs online, i always come across either one. Is there any difference between the two that affects gaming performance or performance in general?

 

[RealBeast]

No, you come across GDDR5 and DDR3, there is no DDR5 yet -- they just released DDR4 in limited supply and no motherboards will use it until the Fall.

GDDR5 -- Graphics Double Data Rate v. 5 -- is specialized video memory based on DDR3 architecture.

The card with the GDDR5 will be faster and more expensive than that will regular old DDR3 that you use on your motherboard with a different connector.

With the release of DDR4, GDDR6 is on the way (since it is based on DDR4) -- speculation is the second quarter and it will be a speed improvement over GDDR5.

 

[gameboy1998]

A lot of people tend to confuse with DDR and GDDR, the facts is that DDR is used in system RAM and GDDR is used in video ram. DDR has lower bandwidth but lower latency but GDDR5 has higher bandwidth but higher latency, both of which are ideal for their tasks.

 

[Flux Fortress]

DDR - Double Data Rate & GDDR - Graphics Double Data Rate. DDR is the type of your system memory & GDDR your graphics memory. As one said, there isn't any ddr5 out there, But gddr5 video cards are trending currently.

 

[aryamanp56]

DDR - Double Data Rate & GDDR - Graphics Double Data Rate. DDR is the type of your system memory & GDDR your graphics memory. As one said, there isn't any ddr5 out there, But gddr5 video cards are trending currently.

Ok.... but what about this link? http://www.flipkart.com/xfx-ati-radeon-hd-7790-1-gb-ddr5-graphics-card/p/itmdhtmtjjbgbyyd?pid=GRCDHKPNZBBJKWMB&cmpid=content_graphics-card_8965229628_gmc_pla&tgi=sem,1,G,9226359,g,search,,19319548220,1o1,,,c,,,,,,,&gclid=CNfRuID77rsCFQsF4god9VEAhQ

 

[gameboy1998]

As I said a lot of people get confused between DDR and GDDR and those lot of people sometimes include retailers also.

 

[aryamanp56]

As I said a lot of people get confused between DDR and GDDR and those lot of people sometimes include retailers also.

Thanks soo much for clearing that up!!

 

[Flux Fortress]

gameboy1998 is right. That's what I too have to say ......