What GTX 745 is this?

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Me and my sister (in her late 30s) got a GTX 745 from her old alienware PC.
Me and her dont know what exact type it is so i'm here now.
Since it's from an alienware pc is probably an OEM version; It's red and the two stickers on it says "GTX7450E Z710A4 - HF", "01A - ECS" and, "M302N GTX 745"
We didnt buy it. We just removed it from her old alienware PC which sat in the family's garage for roughly 4 months. The garage is cool and dry. Anyways, how many dedicated video memory does it have?

[just.kamk /idle]

Should be the Dell OEM version with 4GB DDR3.

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Originally posted by kamk /idle:

Should be the Dell OEM version with 4GB DDR3.

GDDR3?

[just.kamk /idle]

Originally posted by IntelDX4-100:

Originally posted by kamk /idle:

Should be the Dell OEM version with 4GB DDR3.

GDDR3?

Should be basic DDR3.

Just wondering: why not plug it in, and read out the stuff with GPU-Z?

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Originally posted by kamk /idle:

Originally posted by IntelDX4-100:

GDDR3?

Should be basic DDR3.

Just wondering: why not plug it in, and read out the stuff with GPU-Z?

with my laptop? i dont have my own desktop computer.

only a laptop

[just.kamk /idle]

Ohhh, well, nvm then.

[Cathulhu]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_700_series#GeForce_700_.287xx.29_series
4GB DDR3, there is no other variant with the GTX 745.

[76561198391668850]

hmm... okay, my sister thought it was 2GB

anyways, gigabytes arent everything; a 1.5GB card could whoop the ♥♥♥♥♥ of a 2GB card

[just.kamk /idle]

Originally posted by IntelDX4-100:

anyways, gigabytes arent everything; a 1.5GB card could whoop the ass of a 2GB card

Yup.
And that card is intended for some desktop use anyways, not a gaming card (wasn't even back then).

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Originally posted by kamk /idle:

Originally posted by IntelDX4-100:

anyways, gigabytes arent everything; a 1.5GB card could whoop the ass of a 2GB card

Yup.
And that card is intended for some desktop use anyways, not a gaming card (wasn't even back then).

GTX 745 not for gaming even back then???? what?! Are you kidding me?

[just.kamk /idle]

Originally posted by IntelDX4-100:

Originally posted by kamk /idle:

Yup.
And that card is intended for some desktop use anyways, not a gaming card (wasn't even back then).

GTX 745 not for gaming even back then???? what?! Are you kidding me?

Was even less than low end back then, and is basically obsolete by modern standards.

Depends of course what you want to achieve. Some random Indie or source games, or older titles, not a problem. But more modern games... that's not gonna work.

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Originally posted by kamk /idle:

Originally posted by IntelDX4-100:

GTX 745 not for gaming even back then???? what?! Are you kidding me?

Was even less than low end back then, and is basically obsolete by modern standards.

Depends of course what you want to achieve. Some random Indie or source games, or older titles, not a problem. But more modern games... that's not gonna work.

Well, i have no intent to play witcher or grand theft auto 4 anytime soon; besides my graphics card as of right now (Intel HD 4400) is miles worse than a GTX 745

[tacoshy]

Originally posted by IntelDX4-100:

Originally posted by kamk /idle:

Was even less than low end back then, and is basically obsolete by modern standards.

Depends of course what you want to achieve. Some random Indie or source games, or older titles, not a problem. But more modern games... that's not gonna work.

Well, i have no intent to play witcher or grand theft auto 4 anytime soon; besides my graphics card as of right now (Intel HD 4400) is miles worse than a GTX 745

wel might sound hard but you surely agree that HD 4400 is pretty much trash if it comes to gaming. Just because something is betetr then trash doesnt mean it is gold.

Kamk is right. It was never indended as a gaming car but as an office card like the GT 1030 series. Of course you can play non demanding games on it but it wont even run in half decent demanding games at all.

To compare it with current low budget card GTX 1050 Ti:
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-745-OEM-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti/2638vs3649

And to compare it with its same generation low budget gaming card GTX 750 Ti:
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-745-OEM-vs-Nvidia-GTX-750-Ti/2638vs2187

you'll see that even at its time it only had a bit more then half the performance of an actual low budget gaming card