3 Things to consider while buying a GPU
Some time back I wrote about the GPU battle between AMD and Nvidia.If you haven't checked it out here's a link to it.
The Ultimate Graphic Card Battle
Recently I bought a graphic card (An AMD coz its cheap!) and here's something that I wish someone had told me before buying the card.It doesn't mean that AMD sucks, but there are some things that need to be understood.
DDR3 vs GDDR 5
Don't worry i won't be getting into technical stuff.DDR3 is something that you might have heard of.It is basically a way in which the memory is accessed.On similar lines, GDDR 5 is a technology which allows the computer to access graphical memory.
Both of these are related to each other, the GDDR5 technology is based on DDR3 technology.We can say that GDDR5 is an enhanced version of DDR3.
So what should you look for while buying a graphic card?
The graphic card that you should look for should be the one with GDDR5 technology as it is much faster than DDR3.
HIGHER PRICE DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN BETTER PERFORMANCE
Yep, you read that right.Higher price tags don't always mean better performance.There are many cards out there priced between 250$-600$ which perform similar to 5000$ graphic cards.
So if they perform the same then why such a big difference between their prices?
Generally high priced graphic cards are used by studios and corporates. Expensive graphic cards have certain advantages over the cheap ones like a much efficient cooling system, good customer support, lower power consumption etc.
These cards are build considering the future technological advancements.
CLOCK SPEED MYTH
It's often thought that higher the clock speed better the performance.But that's not the only thing that defines the performance of the GPU.Let me give you an example,
Clearly GPU 1 is more efficient than GPU 2 as it executes 2 instructions in one clock cycle.
AMD or Nvidia (update)
So the million dollar question AMD or Nvidia?
I am currently using an AMD graphic card and I am satisfied, but its Nvidia counterpart is much more efficient.So I really don't know exactly which ones better, it totally depends upon the application.
Thanks for reading, if you like it do share it and if you have any suggestions drop them in the comments section below and you can always follow me on Google+ to get updates.
Thanks and have a good day!
The Ultimate Graphic Card Battle
Recently I bought a graphic card (An AMD coz its cheap!) and here's something that I wish someone had told me before buying the card.It doesn't mean that AMD sucks, but there are some things that need to be understood.
DDR3 vs GDDR 5
Don't worry i won't be getting into technical stuff.DDR3 is something that you might have heard of.It is basically a way in which the memory is accessed.On similar lines, GDDR 5 is a technology which allows the computer to access graphical memory.
Both of these are related to each other, the GDDR5 technology is based on DDR3 technology.We can say that GDDR5 is an enhanced version of DDR3.
So what should you look for while buying a graphic card?
The graphic card that you should look for should be the one with GDDR5 technology as it is much faster than DDR3.
HIGHER PRICE DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN BETTER PERFORMANCE
Yep, you read that right.Higher price tags don't always mean better performance.There are many cards out there priced between 250$-600$ which perform similar to 5000$ graphic cards.
So if they perform the same then why such a big difference between their prices?
Generally high priced graphic cards are used by studios and corporates. Expensive graphic cards have certain advantages over the cheap ones like a much efficient cooling system, good customer support, lower power consumption etc.
These cards are build considering the future technological advancements.
CLOCK SPEED MYTH
It's often thought that higher the clock speed better the performance.But that's not the only thing that defines the performance of the GPU.Let me give you an example,
Clearly GPU 1 is more efficient than GPU 2 as it executes 2 instructions in one clock cycle.
AMD or Nvidia (update)
So the million dollar question AMD or Nvidia?
I am currently using an AMD graphic card and I am satisfied, but its Nvidia counterpart is much more efficient.So I really don't know exactly which ones better, it totally depends upon the application.
Thanks for reading, if you like it do share it and if you have any suggestions drop them in the comments section below and you can always follow me on Google+ to get updates.
Thanks and have a good day!
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