Wondering About Gpus

[Degu_]

So i currently have a pretty crappy setup nothing special, but my gpu has shared memory which is 4gb from my motherboard so what im wondering is if thats better than a 2gb gpu, the graphics card is a gtx 745, dont know mobo specs off by heart, cpu is a lga 1150 i7 4790, 16gb ram ddr3. will add screenshots of what i am talking about with the shared memory thing later.

 

 

 

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Edited April 6, 2016 by Degu_

[Hackentosher]

3 minutes ago, Degu_ said:

So i currently have a pretty crappy setup nothing special, but my gpu has shared memory which is 4gb from my motherboard so what im wondering is if thats better than a 2gb gpu, the graphics card is a gtx 745, dont know mobo specs off by heart, cpu is a lga 1150 i7 4790, 16gb ram ddr3. will add screenshots of what i am talking about with the shared memory thing later.

I don't think it's possible for standard computer hardware to share RAM with the gpu. The gpu has its own memory.

[Degu_]

The Gpu its self doesnt have any ram on it what so ever, i am currently at school and will post pictures in about an hour or so, both of the specs that it shows on my computer and that of the gpu

 

[GreezyJeezy]

3 minutes ago, Degu_ said:

The Gpu its self doesnt have any ram on it what so ever, i am currently at school and will post pictures in about an hour or so, both of the specs that it shows on my computer and that of the gpu

 

it has vram not ram

[Degu_]

2 minutes ago, GreezyJeezy said:

it has vram not ram

Thats what ive been meaning to say.

[RAAL4]

6 minutes ago, Degu_ said:

The Gpu its self doesnt have any ram on it what so ever, i am currently at school and will post pictures in about an hour or so, both of the specs that it shows on my computer and that of the gpu

 

gpus use a different memory formate they cannot "share" RAM

[Schony125]

It has probably 4 gb of ddr3 for vram

but the biggest question why do you have a 4790 with a 745

[Sakkura]

The amount of memory is not the most important specification for GPUs anyway. A low-end GPU like the GTX 745 doesn't perform any better with 4GB than it would with 2GB.

[Degu_]

Just now, Schony125 said:

It has probably 4 gb of ddr3 for vram

but the biggest question why do you have a 4790 with a 745

i previously had a prebuilt computer, got a corsair 780t case upgrade the mobo, and am currently saving for a whack ton of new parts, im just trying to find a cheap decent gpu because the 745 is dying atm XD, so i am wondering about the shared memory bit

[ThatsMyGamer]

10 minutes ago, Degu_ said:

So i currently have a pretty crappy setup nothing special, but my gpu has shared memory which is 4gb from my motherboard so what im wondering is if thats better than a 2gb gpu, the graphics card is a gtx 745, dont know mobo specs off by heart, cpu is a lga 1150 i7 4790, 16gb ram ddr3. will add screenshots of what i am talking about with the shared memory thing later.

As you probably know, RAM (Random Access Memory) determined how many, and the intensity of, the programs you can run at once. A graphics card has VRAM (Video Random Access Memory), which determine how graphically intensive a program can be. For example, an R9 390X has 8GB of VRAM, which means it can house a very graphically intense game. HOWEVER, this doesn't determine how fast the GPU will be (determined by Clock Speed, stream processors, etc.) which is why cards such as the 980ti > R9 390/390X.

[GreezyJeezy]

so what is your question?

[ThatsMyGamer]

3 minutes ago, Degu_ said:

i previously had a prebuilt computer, got a corsair 780t case upgrade the mobo, and am currently saving for a whack ton of new parts, im just trying to find a cheap decent gpu because the 745 is dying atm XD, so i am wondering about the shared memory bit

Here you go, my friend. Most of these will play games in 1080p@Medium Settings in 30-45fps.

 ZotacZT-70605-10M (750ti 2GB) $94.99 at Newegg:http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt7060510m EVGA04G-P4-2744-KR

Superclocked (GT 740 4GB) $96.99 at SuperBiiz:http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42744kr

XFXR7-250A-ELF4 (R7 250 4GB) $94.99 at Newegg: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r7250aelf4 

[Degu_]

3 minutes ago, GreezyJeezy said:

so what is your question?

well since my gpu has "shared" memory which is supossedly 4gb, is it better than a 750ti with 2gb of vram

 

[GreezyJeezy]

1 minute ago, ThatsMyGamer said:

Here you go, my friend. Most of these will play games in 1080p@Medium Settings in 30-45fps.

 ZotacZT-70605-10M (750ti 2GB) $94.99 at Newegg:http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt7060510m EVGA04G-P4-2744-KR

Superclocked (GT 740 4GB) $96.99 at SuperBiiz:http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42744kr

XFXR7-250A-ELF4 (R7 250 4GB) $94.99 at Newegg: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r7250aelf4 

yeah games from 2012 the only decent one you posted is the 750TI

[GreezyJeezy]

Just now, Degu_ said:

well since my gpu has "shared" memory which is supossedly 4gb, is it better than a 750ti with 2gb of vram

 

nope

[Degu_]

Just now, GreezyJeezy said:

nope

Okay Thank You

[sapphirethunder]

Just because card has more VRAM, does not make it automatically better than gpu with lesser amount.

[ThatsMyGamer]

 

2 minutes ago, GreezyJeezy said:

yeah games from 2012 the only decent one you posted is the 750TI

The R7 250 runs @1.17GhZ. The Gt 740 2GB, not  given the EVGA superclocked treatment, can run Black Ops III at 720p on high settings at 45 fps.

[GreezyJeezy]

1 minute ago, ThatsMyGamer said:

 

The R7 250 runs @1.17GhZ. The Gt 740 2GB, not  given the EVGA superclocked treatment, can run Black Ops III at 720p on high settings at 45 fps.

i used to have the 260 and it was bad

[Godlygamer23]

18 minutes ago, GreezyJeezy said:

it has vram not ram

It's still RAM, just found on the video card's own PCB.

[ThatsMyGamer]

3 minutes ago, sapphirethunder said:

2 minutes ago, GreezyJeezy said:

i used to have the 260 and it was bad

This is the "limited edition" 250 that runs 200MhZ higher than a normal 250, with a higher boost clock and more stream processors and CrossFire support.

[Godlygamer23]

8 minutes ago, Degu_ said:

well since my gpu has "shared" memory which is supossedly 4gb, is it better than a 750ti with 2gb of vram

No because it's using system RAM as the storage which is considerably slower than memory used by a graphics card with discrete memory.

[GreezyJeezy]

Just now, Godlygamer23 said:

It's still RAM, just found on the video card's own PCB.

yes i get that, i just made it simple because its separate and not the ram you install on the board.  

[Degu_]

1 minute ago, Godlygamer23 said:

No because it's using system RAM as the storage which is considerably slower than memory used by a graphics card.

Okay 

[ThatsMyGamer]

1 minute ago, Degu_ said:

Okay 

Here is the deal, bro. VRAM is not RAM, will never be RAM, and is used for entirely separate purposes. They are two separate things.