Ok so i have a GT 610 1gb. Its a good card, can run most games at 1080p, low or medium quality, 30+ FPS. I noticed today that the memory only runs at 500MHz. So i was thinking about how my RAM is 1600MHz. Is there any way to use some of my RAM for my video card?
No. Furthermore the VRAM is not the bottleneck to the gpu.
I do not believe you can run games @ 1920x1080 on a GT 610 >_<
I think MrLizard is a bit confused at 2 things.
Dedicated gpu setups and APU/ IGPU setups.
Dedicated gpu setup means you work with a dedicated Video card, a dedicated gpu has its own Vram. and used that speed. you can overclock the card.
If you use a apu/ igpu based system, then the gpu is intergrated in the cpu, this cpu uses the speed, of your computer ram, and thats why on apu/igpu based system memory speed is important.
So short ansewr to you question No you can´t ☺
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Even if this was possible which depending on games (Skyrim allows this with ENB) GDDR5 is so much faster than DDR3. I think logan or linus referenced it at comparing common Vram to DDR3 at 5,000mHz.
Now on your Vram, Depending on the architecture. Vram usually runs at 4 times the speed it shows. Lits similar to how RAM runs at 2 times the speed shown in CPU-Z. Your ram is physically running at 2gHz not 500mHz and it uses a superior architecture so it is physically more capable.
It depends on the game to answer your question.
To answer your assumption, No it will not make your GPU run better. In many cases it will slow it down. You are using a GT 610. It is not meant to be a gaming card. If you have $50, Go on Ebay and buy a GTX 560 second hand. The performance is so much better and the card is meant to be for gaming. Hell I picked up 2 for my cousin the other week for $60 AUD
You got that backwards.
500mhz GDDR5 physically runs at 500mhz, but makes 4 transfers per clock cycle, thus 2ghz "effective" clock speed.
The DDR3-1600 in your machine also lies, except in the other direction. The 1600 is double the actual clock speed, which is 800mhz, but DDR (Double Data Rate) makes 2 transfers per clock cycle, thus 1600 million transfers per second, not mhz.
So your GPU is being fed at 2 billion transfers per second, and your system memory goes at 1.6 billion transfers per second. You'd rather use VRAM.
Dosent the GT 610 have DDR3? anless its been updated with a DDR5 vershon?
http://www.geforce.co.uk/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-610/specifications