If a Graphics card is called something like "Nvidia GeForce 4838"...
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... Would the last numbers (4838) relate to the Speed of the Processor or is it just a model number?
My dad keeps saying it's the speed of the processor... :downs:
model number, nothing else
I've never heard of such a thing. I know about Broadcom 4318, which is a wireless chipset though.
Just the model number.
It's an ATI Radeon 4338
Not directly. Especially not with those numbers, since the highest stock speed for a GPU I've heard of was about 800mHz.
[QUOTE=Amy Inskip;20976605]It's an ATI Radeon 4338[/QUOTE]
There's no such thing
I showed him this thread.
He went from :eng101: to :eng99:
For that matter, I don't think any mass-produced processor has a speed of 4838 mHz. Closest would be the 3800 mHz Pentium 4s. Yes, people have overclocked to about 6.5 gHz, but that used liquid HELIUM at -232 degrees. 4.8 gHz is effectively impossible for stock equipment.
It was an example, not an actual card...
[QUOTE=The iEzerith;20984339]It was an example, not an actual card...[/QUOTE]
Well if you had actually used a real card we might have figured out what the fuck you were talking about quicker.
And will people stop using ellipses left right and centre, it's fucking annoying and makes you look like a cunt.
[QUOTE=The iEzerith;20984339]It was an example, not an actual card...[/QUOTE]
That would, in fact, make more sense.
However, certain lineups DO use the processor speed as the number. The Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III and Athlon, for instance. Athlon XP used the speed of an equivalent Pentium (the Athlon XP 1500+ was clocked at 1333 mHz, for instance).
As far as I can tell, graphics cards never used clock speed for the model number. Occasionally, like with the Riva 128, it referred to bus width (128 bits), or like the Radeon 64, to how much VRAM it had (64 MB).
What the numbers currently mean, for GPUs, is this:
Radeon:
Four digit number. Ignore the last number, it's always zero. It's just there to let ATI feel like it has a bigger dick.
First digit is the series. I think we're on 5 right now, but it's been a while, so I'm not sure exactly what's been released and what's still in production.
800-990 is high-end, 600-790 is mainstream, 330-590 is budget, and 000-330 is integrated.
When they upgrade a card with more (clock speed/ram/processors), they add 10 to the number.
Geforce:
Three digit number. They thought about putting a zero at the end to match ATI, but they decided to put it at the end of the price instead.
First digit is series. Currently either 3 or 4, with 5 coming soon.
10-30 is relatively low-end.
40-55 is mainstream.
60-95 is high-end. 95 is usually a dual-card configuration.
Intel GMA:
Number make no sense whatsoever, much like trying to game on one of these.
That's all the numbering I can explain without tables.
[QUOTE=GaynericMonk;20984357]And will people stop using ellipses left right and centre, it's fucking annoying and makes you look like a cunt.[/QUOTE]
I agree...
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[QUOTE=gman003-main;20984777]but they decided to put it at the end of the price instead.
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I lol'd at this
If it was the processor speed then my 6800 Ultra would be awesome again :razz:
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