Author Topic: Why so few 512MB cards?  (Read 291 times)

Offline Krusty

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Why so few 512MB cards?
« on: June 28, 2006, 01:15:43 PM »
I'm curious why there are more 512MB older cards than the newer ones. I'm seeing more Ge6800s and whatnot than I am 7900s or x800s.

You'd think they'd keep going for more and more.

Offline EagleDNY

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« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2006, 02:15:46 PM »
I'd bet that during testing they realized that the speed of the ram in the video card counts a whole lot more than the amount.  Crank your current video settings up to 1600x1200x32 bit color and see how much video ram that actually takes.  Multiply that by 2 and that is really the maximum amount of video memory you need.

After that, I'd say the rest would just be used for caching, and given the cost of high-end ram and the price points they can sell video cards at...  well, you get the point.

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Offline LePaul

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Why so few 512MB cards?
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2006, 09:32:31 PM »
The older cards are having more RAM added to them to extend their sales life.  For a nominal amount, you can have not-so-long-ago's top card versus paying top dollar for this weeks current top dogs.

Its just the manufacturers getting the most profit bang for their chipset buck