I have a Toshiba laptop running the new AMD Trinity APU A10-4600M, now I added 6GB of DDR3 running at 1333, and compared to the stock 4GB 1600 ram I gained about ~11FPS a game (GTA IV huge difference), now I'm thinking of buying another 4GB (maybe an 8GB) DDR3 1600 ram to pair it with the original 4GB 1600 ram as a replacement from the 1333, would the performance be increased more than the 6GB 1333?
I noticed that the DDR3 1600 makes my GPU slightly faster:
GTA IV benchmark on 6GB 1333:
And with the 4GB 1600:
^Quality lowered
Now would the performance be increased? in not expecting a huge increase just a noticeable increase over the 1333, and If so what type of memory would you guys recommend?. I'm not a gamer (If I was I would have gotten a stronger laptop) I occasionally play games, I use more Photoshop, and Google Sketchup.
Also I'm currently running Catalyst 12.8 Drivers are there any other drivers that provide better performance?
Edited by JP2012 - 10/2/12 at 11:33pm
I noticed that the DDR3 1600 makes my GPU slightly faster:
GTA IV benchmark on 6GB 1333:
Code:
Statistics
Average FPS: 22.91
Duration: 36.93 sec
CPU Usage: 59%
System memory usage: 53%
Video memory usage: 80%
Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1600 x 900 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Shadow Quality: Low
Reflection Resolution: High
Water Quality: High
Texture Filter Quality: Anisotropic x16
Night Shadows: Off
View Distance: 50
Detail Distance: 100
Hardware
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Service Pack 1
Video Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 7660G
Video Driver version: 8.17.10.1140
Audio Adapter: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
AMD A10-4600M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
File ID: Benchmark.cli
And with the 4GB 1600:
Code:
Statistics
Average FPS: 14.65
Duration: 37.26 sec
CPU Usage: 44%
System memory usage: 60%
Video memory usage: 43%
Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1600 x 900 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: Medium
Shadow Quality: Medium
Reflection Resolution: Medium
Water Quality: Medium
Texture Filter Quality: Anisotropic x8
Night Shadows: Off
View Distance: 50
Detail Distance: 50
Hardware
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Service Pack 1
Video Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 7660G
Video Driver version: 8.17.10.1140
Audio Adapter: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
AMD A10-4600M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
File ID: Benchmark.cli
Now would the performance be increased? in not expecting a huge increase just a noticeable increase over the 1333, and If so what type of memory would you guys recommend?. I'm not a gamer (If I was I would have gotten a stronger laptop) I occasionally play games, I use more Photoshop, and Google Sketchup.
Also I'm currently running Catalyst 12.8 Drivers are there any other drivers that provide better performance?
Edited by JP2012 - 10/2/12 at 11:33pm
