is there any real difference between refrigerated ground beef and frozen ground beef?

i know there is a bit of a textural difference when you cook them (the frozen stuff ends up a bit “gummier”?), but besides that is there any real difference between the two? lean ground beef is SO much more expensive refrigerated than frozen… paying twice as much for two times less.

i can get over the texture difference if it means more money in my pocket but is there anything else i should be looking for when comparing them?