What’s the difference between memory clock and core clock on a GPU?
Dude Changed status to publish February 9, 2022
Core clock is often referred to as the GPU’s “engine speed”, and it makes a big difference in how many frames a GPU can render per second. However, there are also other major factors at play when determining how much power a graphics card requires: memory bandwidth (RAM), VRAM, and shader frequency. GPUs with greater core speeds will require less RAM; GPUs with more VRAM will require less use of shared resources like system RAM; higher shaders means faster image calculations for high-resolution displays or high precision; higher pixel frequencies provide smoother animations without visible “steps” in motion.