512MB Graphics Boards To Be Widespread?

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited May 2005 in Science & Tech
Beyond3D has a few words to say about how realistic the prospect is of having 512MB graphics cards becoming the norm, for high-end cards, in the not to distant future.

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A low end solution such as the 6200 could suggest that the IHV’s are preparing for more 512MB configurations. However, we currently have a fairly curious situation in the mid-range where 128MB boards are still present in order to keep core performance up, but not impact on the price too much.
Source: Beyond3D

Comments

  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited May 2005
    interesting ...almost as interesting as 512bit becoming mainstream! :thumbsup:
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited May 2005
    csimon wrote:
    interesting ...almost as interesting as 512bit becoming mainstream! :thumbsup:
    Just trying to cater to everyone's interests bud. :)

    Besides, it was a slow news day. ;)
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited May 2005
    I know ...and you do a great job of posting the news! :thumbsup:
    It just seems that graphics need a boost and a price drop.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited May 2005
    csimon wrote:
    I know ...and you do a great job of posting the news! :thumbsup:
    I second that. :)

    The same goes for KingFish and andfitchandyou. :thumbsup:
    It just seems that graphics need a boost and a price drop.
    The two always seem to go hand-in-hand. Even though I can't afford the latest-and-greatest, every time there's a significant advance in the technology the second-tier stuff drops into my price range. :mullet:
  • HeartSmasherEliteHeartSmasherElite Microsoft OS Tech Support
    edited May 2005
    Talking about price range have you guys checked out ATI Fire GL graphics cards.
    The price on this think wil blow a hole in your wallet so deep you'll have to kill yourself just to make the minimum credit card payments for one year. Or pay it off in ohh say forever.

    $17,980!!!! US dollars :scratch:Ouch:scratch:

    Graphics Chip-FGL 9700 Visual Processing Unit (VPU)
    Memory Configuration-128MB Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM)
    Memory Interface-256-bit
    Bus-Connector: AGP Speed: 8X/4X/PCI Express x16
    HDTV Capable-No
    Number of Rendering Pipelines-8
    Number of Geometry Engines-4
    Geometry Rate-300 million triangles/sec
    Pixel Fill Rate-2.6 Gpixels/sec
    Engine Clock-325 MHz
    Memory Clock-620 MHz
    Multiple Display Configuration-Dual (DVI-I, VGA)
    Display Resolutions-Max Resolution: 2048 x 1536 @ 85 Hz
    Max Refresh: 1920 x 1200 @ 100 Hz

    Independent resolution and refresh rate selection for any two connected displays

    Analog Monitors
    640 x 480 @ 60, 75, 85, 100 Hz
    800 x 600 @ 60, 75, 85, 100 Hz
    1024 x 768 @ 60, 75, 85, 100 Hz
    1152 x 867 @ 60, 75, 85, 100 Hz
    1280 x 960 @ 60, 75, 85, 100 Hz
    1280 x 1024 @ 60, 75, 85, 100 Hz
    1600 x 1000 @ 60, 75, 85, 100 Hz
    1600 x 1024 @ 76 Hz
    1600 x 1200 @ 60, 75, 85, 100 Hz
    1792 x 1344 @ 60, 75, 85, 100 Hz
    1920 x 1080 @ 60, 75, 85, 100 Hz
    1920 x 1200 @ 60, 75, 85, 100 Hz
    2048 x 1536 @ 60, 75, 85 Hz

    Digital Monitors
    640 x 480 @ 60, 75 Hz
    800 x 600 @ 60, 75 Hz
    1024 x 768 @ 60, 75 Hz
    1280 x 1024 @ 60, 75 Hz
    1600 x 1000 @ 60 Hz
    1600 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
    1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
    1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
    Connectors-Computer
    VGA: 15-pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
    DVI-I: 29-pin combined DVI
    ADC: None
    FireWire: None
    FM Tuner-No
    TV Tuner-No
    Hardware MPEG-Yes
    System Requirements-Windows/Linux
    Processor: Intel Pentium 4, Xeon, AMD Athlon, Opteron
    Slot: 8x/4x AGP/PCI Express x16
    Operating System: Windows XP (Home or Professional)/2000/Linux
    System Memory: 128MB
    Warranty:3-year limited :scratch:
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited May 2005
    I suspect that's for the pack of twenty cards... :rolleyes:
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited May 2005
    I'd like to see benchmarks comparing the gaming cards to the professional cards. I don't think we'd be very dissappointed really.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited May 2005
    My understanding is that the pro cards are great for CAD applications and video editing, but give you little or no boost as far as things like framerate, etc.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited May 2005
    profdlp wrote:
    My understanding is that the pro cards are great for CAD applications and video editing, but give you little or no boost as far as things like framerate, etc.
    Sure ...you understand correctly. They do well at what they're made for.
    I'll give you an example.
    I bought a 900xgl in it's hayday for nearly $1500. It worked great with its production utility feature for AutoCAD 2002. Then Autodesk upgraded as they always do the 2004 in less than a year of the time that I had bought the card. The utility hasn't been compatible with my AutoCAD since.
    Also ...there hasn't been any driver upgrades relative to this card since except once way back then.
    On the other hand I could give you success stories with other vpu's.
  • JSKILLJSKILL
    edited May 2005
    Well I just popped over to ign.com and they said that Ati is releasing the ATI's Radeon X800 XL 512MB and it was supposed to be sub $500. Thats not that expensive compared to the rest of the high end cards.
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited May 2005
    For the professional cards, I may be wrong, but the majority are the exact same thing. I remember somewhere you could softmod your 9800pro into a FireGLsomethingorother.
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