What is VRAM? How is it different than normal RAM?
Most of us who use modern-day PCs or even laptops have seen and heard about the infamous VRAM in graphics cards, but how is it different. What are its speeds? What is the use? Are they extended versions of normal RAM sticks? Read below to find out. VRAM VRAM stands for Video Random Access Memory ( VideoRAM) which as the name goes is used for the purposes of visual enhancement. The original VRAM was used to store the framebuffer in graphics adapters and improved exponentially. Since VRAM is usually made for the purposes of short-term visuals, it does not retain itself in the computer memory and thus does not need to go simultaneously with normal RAM. SPEED Because of the fact that VRAM does not interact with normal RAM, the speed difference is justified, and using high speeds VRAM does not cause issues with the limits created by RAM. Normally GPUs are equipped with GDDR RAMs whereas normal RAMs are DDRs (Double Data Rate) which are usually slower as compared to the form...
