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System RAM and VRAM have been segregated due to the bandwidth requirements of GPUs, and to achieve lower latency, since VRAM is physically closer to the GPU die.
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to be rendered on a computer monitor. It often uses a different technology than other computer memory, in order to be read quickly for display on a screen.
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soldered onto a graphics card. The VRAM is cooled along with the GPU by the GPU heatsink.
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Foley, James D.; van Dam, Andries; Feiner, Steven K.; Hughes, John F. (1997).
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use VRAM, and relies instead on system RAM, is said to have a
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Many modern GPUs rely on VRAM. In contrast, a GPU that does
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Index

Video RAM
Dual-ported video RAM

GDDR5X SDRAM
GTX 1080 Ti
computer memory
pixels
framebuffer



GPU
unified memory architecture
shared graphics memory
BGA package
Dual-ported video RAM
SGRAM
GDDR SDRAM
High Bandwidth Memory
Graphics processing unit
Tiled rendering
Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice
Addison-Wesley
ISBN
0-201-84840-6
"What is VRAM: The Memory Power Behind Real-time Ray-Tracing"
"Relationship Between RAM and VRAM Bandwidth and Their Latency"
"RAM vs. VRAM: What's the Difference?"
"Encapsulated in CPUs, GPUs, RAM and Flash: Types and Uses"
"Graphics Card Components & Connectors Explained"

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