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Why do I need expensive discrete video RAM (vRAM) when regular shared memory (RAM) is so cheap?

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Why do I need expensive discrete video RAM (vRAM) when regular shared memory (RAM) is so cheap?

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Current generation vRAM is in its GDDR5 series, which is twice as fast compared to the older GDDR3.The current mainstream RAM is still in DDR3 phase, which is comparable to GDDR3.