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Radeon HD 8750 (2 GB gDDR3) and GT 740m (1GB DDR3)

Xenomorph117

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Which is better ?

specs:

1)8750m (2GB gDDR3)
2)6 gb DDR3 RAM

OR

1)740m (1GB DDR3)
2)4gb DDR3 RAM

Both are with i5-3230 processor. Is the extra 1gb in 8750 worth it?
And what's the difference between DDR3 and gDDR3 in GPUs?
 
First, nope if its DDR3 then 1 vs 2 Gig doesn't mean a thing on a video cards since it probably paired up with a weak GPU.
 
Solution
Thanks for your reply.So, should I go with this:

Lenovo Z500

(http://www.flipkart.com/lenovo-ideapad-z500-59-380480-laptop-3rd-gen-ci5-4gb-1tb-win8-1gb-graph/p/itmdhz79kjhjz5qz?pid=COMDHZ74QBWHCMZF&ref=cd387be6-b0bc-4863-83a5-43dfa2ca3672&srno=t_1&otracker=from-search&query=z500)

OR this?

Samsung NP370R5E-S05IN

(http://www.flipkart.com/samsung-np370r5e-s05in-laptop-3rd-gen-ci5-6gb-1tb-win8-2gb-graph/p/itmdk6yb2yhvnc94)


One has a better 740m (Lenovo)but the other has more ram (6gb) (samsung). Anyone here used either of these?
 
Not sure if you bought your laptop yet but I would go with the lenovo just because of the better battery life since every thing else is so close.