Why would you want 1Gb of DDR5 memory instead of 512mb?
I will be using final cut does the ddr5 memory matter that much?
Final cut recommends 512mb but will it render? Play smoother? Load smoother? Or do anything else better with 1Gb of ddr5 memory?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
1 Gb is more than 512 Mb. More of the same kind (GDDR5) will be better performance wise.
Thanks for super fast answer.
But what kind of performance boost will I get? Not sure what the video ddr5 does!
I haven't seen any benchmarks but more memory in a GPU is a good thing. Not sure what kind of performance increase you'd get in FCP, but it would be a boost in rendering in Photoshop, for example.
Clinton
Addition memory certainly will do no harm. If you don't use it it will not help either. If the cost differential is a strain on the wallet, go with the 512 Gb, if not the 1 Gb. That way you can 'future proof' your MBP since GPUs cannot be modified.
Ciao.
1GB of GDDR5 memory or 512GB of GDDR5 memory
