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A card with 256MB has twice the on board video RAM that a 128MB card has.Gainy bo said:What is the difference between a card with 128mb/256mb?
You are referring to the amount of video RAM on the card. Physically, it is similar to the system RAM on your motherboard, but is optimised to work with graphics instructions. The reason it is there is because it is quicker for the graphics card to use memory which is on the card, as it can be accessed directly instead of going through the motherboard and CPU to use the system RAM.Gainy bo said:And what does the mb actually refer to?
That is a common misconception which is encouraged by retailers, as 256MB of video RAM is not necessarily better. Only in the latest FPS games will the difference be noticeable and even then only at resolutions above 1024*768 with AA and AF enabled. The reality is that most games struggle to fully use up 128MB of video RAM at the moment.Gainy bo said:I appreciate 256 will be better, but i'd be grateful if someone explained it to me. Cheers
I can't see any references to bit-bandwidth-y things on me graphics card box. Would another term for this be 'Pipelines'? Or even the '8x agp capability' part?A more important number to be aware of is the memory bandwidth of a card. This number determines the amount of data that can be passed from the video RAM to the GPU at any one time. The highest currently available is 256 bit, though many entry level and mid-range cards are 128 bit. There are also some entry level cards with only 64 bit bandwidth which should be avoided at all costs.
Have you checked the card's manual? Another term for memory bandwidth is memory interface. I can tell you that a 9600 pro has a 128 bit bandwidth. It is only the top of the range cards which have a 256 bit bandwidth.Gainy bo said:I can't see any references to bit-bandwidth-y things on me graphics card box. Would another term for this be 'Pipelines'? Or even the '8x agp capability' part?
Sorry about that. It was a bit embarassing writing it, but it was the only possible answer to your question.Gainy bo said:Thanks for explanation btwBut 'A card with 256MB has twice the on board video RAM that a 128MB card has' was a bit undermining
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TV Out means that the card has a socket which allows you to plug a TV directly into the graphics card. It is probably an S-Video socket and should be near the VGA socket where you plug your monitor in.RealGoober said:I dun understand what it means by "TVOut", can anyone help me on that?