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    If your Notebook memory has DDR3 will your Graphics be GDDR3 (ATI Mobility HD 3650 512MB Dedicated)

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by driver77, Mar 10, 2009.

  1. driver77

    driver77 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello Everyone,

    If your notebook has DDR3 memory will your graphics also have GDDR3 memory?

    Howard
     
  2. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    If your talking Integrated (IGP's):
    then yes they will have DDR3

    If Dedicated:
    not always. but likely. DDR3 is still 'higher' end and there for the remainder of the computer is higher end. so likely if it has DDR3 it will have GDDR3 but it is possible to have GDDR2 or vice versa.
     
  3. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    if it's dedicated, there is no link what so ever between the two.
    if it's integrated, the it would have ddr2 or ddr3, 64bit if the ram is single channel, 128bit if it's dual channel.
     
  4. Dreamer

    Dreamer The Bad Boy

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    No. There is no relation between the type of system and video memory.

    However, the ThinkPad T500, which you are probably asking for, is sold with DDR3 system memory and the optional HD 3650 (256MB dedicated) comes with GDDR3 video memory.

    Edit: I saw your other thread, so the HD 3650 on the Ideapad Y730 seem to have GDDR3 memory as well:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=325699
    http://translate.google.com/transla...662-page-1.html&sl=auto&tl=en&history_state0=
    http://translate.google.com/transla...ok/9071194.html&sl=auto&tl=en&history_state0=

    Anyway, I don't know anything about this notebook, so search around for more information.
     
  5. driver77

    driver77 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello Dreamer,

    Thank you for you answer and a few links, i believe it will be GDDR3 video memory. I have searched the internet but can't seem to find any more detailed information than the few details i see out there. The laptop spec are below.

    Lenovo IdeaPad Y730-8243UBDT 17.1" Notebook
    Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.2 GHz Processor
    3 MB L2 Cache 1066 MHz Bus speed
    4096 MB DDR3 RAM
    ATI Radeon HD3650 with 512MB Dedicated Video Memory