PowerColor Launches World's First 2GB Videocard
Posted 07/15/08 at 08:17:24 PM | by Paul Lilly
You knew it would happen sooner or later, the only question being which company would be the first to offer a 2GB graphics card? PowerColor answers that question today by annoucing the world's first videocard carrying a 2GB frame buffer. Or more accurately, the world's first desktop graphics card packing 2GB of memory, as workstation cards have already reached that milestone.
The fat frame buffer will first appear on PowerColor's PCS HD4850 built on ATI's RV770 core and use GDDR3 memory instead of the newer (and more expensive) GDDR5. PowerColor advertises a "massive memory bandwidth up to 57.6GB/sec" capable of "providing faster graphical performance," though it remains to be seen what impact the additional memory will have on gaming performance. Along with the added memory, PowerColor also says the new card will utilize its Professional Cooling System (PCS), which the company claims will result in up to a 10C drop in temps.
PowerColor certainly seems exciting over its announcements. Question is, are you?
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Too Much
Submitted by wk on Wed, 2008-07-16 06:27
I don't think increasing frame buffer that much will have any real benefit.
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Cool
Submitted by Caboose on Tue, 2008-07-15 20:33
2GB is nice to see on a video card. But what I'd like to see, is a dual-core GPU!
That'd make an x2 card even sweeter. 2 Dual-Core GPU's on a single (or in nVidia's case dual) PCB. If ATI or nVidia could build the Crossfire/SLI bridge into the GPU I'm sure it could happen. GPU's aren't THAT far behind CPU's when it comes to manuf. process.
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don't GPU already have
Submitted by johnny3144 on Tue, 2008-07-15 21:05
don't GPU already have many-core like architecture? isn't each stream-processor techinically a core? GPU have very different architecture when compared to CPU, so i don't think the multi-core logic applies here.
I say its a waste too, I
Submitted by Strongbad536 on Tue, 2008-07-15 20:31
I say its a waste too, I think even 1GB is overboard
Wow...
Submitted by SEALBoy on Tue, 2008-07-15 19:57
What a waste... I bet the 512MB model is faster anyways...
Why on the 4850?
Submitted by Skiplives on Tue, 2008-07-15 19:19
I wonder why not on the 4870? Maybe the additional memory helps the slower card more. I like the Zalman-style cooler too and look forward to the review.
2gb memory on a 256 bit card wat a shame
Submitted by killerxx7 on Wed, 2008-07-16 06:18
if they put this on a 512 bit card like a gtx 280 is might be worth the extra cash its a shame they didnt do this with the HD2900xt that would of been FUN!!
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