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NVIDIA future GPU is VOLTA and gets on-chip DRAM
Posted by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 03/20/2013 08:40 AM | 20 comment(s) ]
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang shared a handful of details about the company's next-generation graphics chips. Early next year we can expect Maxwell, the successor to Kepler. This chip will introduce unified virtual memory, which means the GPU will be able to see the contents of the system memory, and vice versa. One of the benefits of this is that it will make programming the GPU easier, which should come in handy for GPGPU applications.
Maxwell will be succeeded by Volta, which includes more memory innovations. Instead of relying solely on off-chip memory, the Volta GPU will share its silicon substrate with DRAM. This on-chip memory will be stacked vertically, and it will purportedly offer substantially higher bandwidth than what's available via an external interface. Huang says the integrated memory will boast a whopping 1TB/s of bandwidth—more than three times what's offered by the GeForce Titan. Huang didn't provide a timeline for Volta's release, but I wouldn't expect it before 2016. Nvidia has a history of debuting new GPU architectures every two years, with Fermi arriving in 2010, Kepler coming last year, and Maxwell scheduled for next year.
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#4558730 Posted on: 03/20/2013 11:27 PM
Then why do you need 4xMSAA @1080p?
Or did you honestly think using three monitors placed horizontally next to each other magically extends each monitor's vertical resolution?
Which is inconsequential.
You did ask what games would need more than your single 7970.
Well, any games that support multi-monitor gaming apparently. With AA.
1. you dont need any form of AA at those resolutions.
Then why do you need 4xMSAA @1080p?
Or did you honestly think using three monitors placed horizontally next to each other magically extends each monitor's vertical resolution?
2. I hate triple monitor gaming
Which is inconsequential.
You did ask what games would need more than your single 7970.
Well, any games that support multi-monitor gaming apparently. With AA.
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#4558810 Posted on: 03/21/2013 01:46 AM
Would this be a solution to the stuttering some games have? Not that I've had it lately but I remember it was pretty bad about 6 months ago.
Would this be a solution to the stuttering some games have? Not that I've had it lately but I remember it was pretty bad about 6 months ago.
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#4558984 Posted on: 03/21/2013 10:28 AM
Lol, same.
Too bad Maxwell got pushed back by about 18 years. I was hoping to have one already. It's a real kick to the balls that it won't be out when Haswell is.
What do I dooooo?
I misread "DRAM" as "DRM" and had a little shock to the system for a moment there 
Lol, same.
Too bad Maxwell got pushed back by about 18 years. I was hoping to have one already. It's a real kick to the balls that it won't be out when Haswell is.
What do I dooooo?
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#4559024 Posted on: 03/21/2013 12:09 PM
Lol, same.
Too bad Maxwell got pushed back by about 18 years. I was hoping to have one already. It's a real kick to the balls that it won't be out when Haswell is.
What do I dooooo?
Keep your current card because there are barely any games worth playing that require something better. My 690 is a complete waste. I haven't really played anything worth my time aside from Starcraft lately and I really don't need a 690 for that.
Lol, same.
Too bad Maxwell got pushed back by about 18 years. I was hoping to have one already. It's a real kick to the balls that it won't be out when Haswell is.
What do I dooooo?
Keep your current card because there are barely any games worth playing that require something better. My 690 is a complete waste. I haven't really played anything worth my time aside from Starcraft lately and I really don't need a 690 for that.
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They could call the flagship "Johntra"