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The next generation of ATI
Radeon graphics cards will benefit from the Graphics Double Data Rate version 5
memory (GDDR5), which will be commercially implemented for the first time, AMD
announced on Wednesday, expressing high hopes that the GDDR5 will become the
new memory standard in the industry. Samsung, Hynix and Qimonda are just few of
the names that contributed to the project.
AMD said they hope to unlock new
GPU capabilities, whose performance is currently limited by the rate at which
data can be moved on and off graphics chips.
Rick Bergman, senior vice
president and general manager of Graphics Product Group, AMD, said that “the
days of monolithic mega-chips” are finally over and that AMD is now able to
deliver incredible performance by using more cost-effective GPUs.
The GDDR5 supports up to 5x the
data rates of GDDR3 and 4x the data rates of GDDR4, allowing more bandwidth and
a narrower memory interface. This means that smaller, more cost-effective chips
will now be able to deliver better performance. Bergman stressed the
possibilities the GDDR5 opens to innovative game development and game play.
Speaking of games, overall this
will offer gamers the possibility to play at high resolutions with high image
quality settings. In addition to that, applications will have faster load
times, superior responsiveness and multitasking, AMD explained.
Stream processing will also
benefit from the GDDR5, while the new error detection mechanisms will help
increase the accuracy of parallel calculations by identifying errors and
re-issuing commands to get valid data, the company said, adding that no other
GDDR to date is capable of doing that.
Qimonda’s Chief Operating
Officer Thomas Seifert said they have been working closely with AMD to deliver
the next generation of graphics products and to make sure that the GDDR5 is
available in volume to best support these products.
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