What is the difference between VDDR5 and DDR3 on a GTX 730 as far as game performance?

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I am looking at the GTX730 but have two different type of vm's, 3ddr and 5vddr. If I get the latest would work with my PC? Have some interest in PC games and want to play CoH2. Have small budget to upgrade current GPU(yeah, its a very old one).

PC info:
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1
Kernel Version 6.1.7601.17514
MMC Version 3.0
System Vendor
Manufacturer Compaq-Presario
Serial Number ****250NYV
Model 103C_53316J

Processor Information:
Summary 1 Physical Processors / 4 Cores / 4 Logical Processors / 64 bits
Name AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor
Vendor AuthenticAMD
Original System Clock 200 MHz

PSU 300W

Storage Device Information
Disk 0 500.1 GB Hitachi HTS547550A9E384
DVD Writer 0 HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH40L SCSI CdRom LG Electronics
DVD Writer 1 TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H653N SCSI CdRom Toshiba

Memory Information
Slot 1 DDR2 (PC2-6400) 2048 MBytes Micron Technology
Slot 2 DDR2 (PC2-6400) 2048 MBytes Micron Technology

Display Adapter Information
ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO 128 MBytes

Sound Adapter Information
USB Audio Device (Generic USB Audio)
High Definition Audio Device Microsoft

Obviously it is old and would like to keep the MB, PSU, etc. The only requirement I need is a GPU that can work along whit the rest of the system.

Thank you in advance for your suggestions.

ACE



 
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Neither will have very good performance for gaming. The GDDR5 version will have 20-50% better performance, however. DDR3 will slow down a GPU significantly.

You probably already get playable performance with your HD 2400, I would save your money until you can afford a GTX 750 at the minimum-that will give you a huge performance bump over the 730 for not much more money. If you can swing it, the GTX 950 would be even better.
Neither will have very good performance for gaming. The GDDR5 version will have 20-50% better performance, however. DDR3 will slow down a GPU significantly.

You probably already get playable performance with your HD 2400, I would save your money until you can afford a GTX 750 at the minimum-that will give you a huge performance bump over the 730 for not much more money. If you can swing it, the GTX 950 would be even better.
 
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