Comparing: SanDisk Ultra MicroSDHC 32GB vs AMD Radeon HD 7310 IGPU VRAM Disk

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About Hardware SanDisk Ultra MicroSDHC 32GB

SanDisk Ultra microSDHC 32GB (White) is a high-performance memory card designed to provide reliable and efficient storage solutions for a wide range of digital devices. With a capacity of 32GB, this microSDHC is enough to store thousands of photos, HD videos, music files, and apps on smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, and IoT devices and action cams. Powered by Class 10 and UHS-I technology, this memory card offers read speeds of up to 94.71 MB/s and write speeds of up to 22.64 MB/s, making it an ideal choice for fast data transfer needs in everyday activities.

In tests using the VENTION USB 3.0 Card Reader with GL3224 controller, connected to a Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 14ITL6 laptop via the USB 3.1 Gen 1 port, the card's performance showed stable results. Through the CrystalDiskMark application, the read and write speeds were measured at 94.71 MB/s and 22.64 MB/s respectively, while in tests using Cross Platform Disk Test, the read speed reached 90.21 MB/s and write 21.08 MB/s. These results prove that this microSD is perfect for multitasking uses such as recording HD videos, saving games, and running applications from external storage without lag.

With its distinctive white design and ultra-compact shape typical of the microSDHC format, the SanDisk Ultra 32GB White delivers not only consistent performance, but also broad compatibility with a variety of devices. Suitable for users looking for a quality microSD memory card at an affordable price that delivers the ideal combination of performance, durability and transfer speed. Whether for casual or light professional use, this card is the perfect solution for expanding storage capacity with the efficiency and reliability recognized from the SanDisk brand.

Device Test (testbed):

Via: VENTION USB 3.0 Card Reader GL3224 Controller
USB: USB 3.1 Gen 1
Device: Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 14ITL6 
RAM: 12GB DDR4 3200MHz Dual Channel (8+4)
OS: Windows 11 22H2

Sunday, 05 March 2023 03:01:01 | Update: 1 month ago

About Hardware AMD Radeon HD 7310 IGPU VRAM Disk

The AMD Radeon HD 7310 is an integrated GPU (iGPU) based on the Terascale 2 architecture embedded in some early generation E1 series APUs, such as the AMD E1-1200. With 80 Stream Processors, this GPU is designed for light tasks such as video playback, basic computing, and casual gaming with low graphics settings. Despite being an entry-level GPU and being quite old, the Radeon HD 7310 is still able to operate well for basic needs and certain technical experiments.

In this test using an HP 1000 1b05au device paired with an AMD E1-1200 processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM, and Windows 7 operating system, an interesting experiment was conducted by converting part of the VRAM allocation into a VRAMDisk using specialized GPU RAM Drive software.

VRAMDisk is a method that utilizes VRAM capacity as high-speed temporary storage, just like RAMDisk but with graphics memory. In this configuration, of the total VRAM of 384MB (plus shared memory), about 128MB was set aside to be used as a VRAMDisk. Despite the small capacity, the read and write speeds were quite surprising:

• CrystalDiskMark:
  • Read: 393.23 MB/s
  • Write: 393.66 MB/s

This figure shows that even using an older generation GPU with DDR3 memory and a 128-bit interface, the VRAM still has enough bandwidth for light cache tasks or fast storage experiments. This technology is not intended for daily use, but it can be an interesting alternative for technical purposes, testing, or short-term local access speeds of small files.

Given its limitations-both in terms of VRAM capacity, iGPU performance, and modern driver support-the AMD Radeon HD 7310 is definitely not an option for gaming or heavy workloads right now. However, experiments like this VRAMDisk show that legacy devices can still be creatively utilized in certain contexts, especially in resource-constrained environments.

Device test (testbed) :

Device: HP 1000 1b05au
Software: GPU Ram Drive
CPU: AMD E1-1200
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7310 (Integrated)
RAM: 4GB DDR3 Single Channel 2 DIMM 1066MHz
OS: Windows 7

Wednesday, 26 December 2012 14:27:32 | Update: 1 month ago