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Why don't GPUs come with VRAM slots like motherboards come

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Why don't GPUs come with VRAM slots like motherboards come with RAM slots? Why are they built in?
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If I had to guess, I'd say VRAM runs hotter than regular RAM so they are usually under a heat spreader, so making VRAM removable would make cards and coolers huge.
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>>59238965
So that you have to pay more for the complete package when you buy a new every few years.
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>>59238965
they akchooalee do
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>>59238986
>well written and smart hypothesis
>>59239010
>actual reason
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>>59238986
>implying cards/coolers aren't already fucking huge

>>59239010
still on my 770, feelsgoodman
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Latency and clock rate
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they did, back in the 90s
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>>59241841
>not downloading more vRAM
should've bought AMD newfriend.
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