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GDDR3 vs GDDR4

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The 3870 has ddr4 and 3850 has ddr3.

Are both the exact same chip?

Is the 3870 better overall or the gddr4 is not so good?
 
The GDDR4 has more relaxed timings but is able to hit much higher frequencies...tbh I'm not totally sure how much of a benefit the gddr4 has over the gddr3 as the ddr3 usually does 1ghz at least at much tighter timings, but at 111 quid I would pick up the 3870 over the 3850 as it also has a much higher core at stock.
 
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