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dquez9

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What's the difference between 128-bit card and 256-bit card? I trying to decide on a new vid -card.
 
dquez9 said:
What's the difference between 128-bit card and 256-bit card? I trying to decide on a new vid -card.
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The "bits" refers to the width of the bus between the memory and the GPU. A 128bit data bus is less desireable as it is narrower and therefore slower than a 256bit bus. So for the best performance, higher is better.
 
Dan_D said:
The "bits" refers to the width of the bus between the memory and the GPU. A 128bit data bus is less desireable as it is narrower and therefore slower than a 256bit bus. So for the best performance, higher is better.
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Thx, that's what i figured ..just confiming.. :)
 
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