Details regarding both NVIDIA's and AMD's forthcoming next-gen GPUs are beginning to pour in thick and fast.
Today, AMD has officially confirmed that it's next-generation Radeon graphics products, namely the HD 4800 series, will feature Graphics Double Data Rate version 5 (GDDR5) memory.
AMD, tooting its own horn somewhat, states its implementation of GDDR5 to be yet another of its industry firsts, alongside being "first to bring a unified shader architecture to market, the first to support Microsoft DirectX® 10.1 gaming, first to lower process nodes like 55nm, the first with integrated HDMI with audio, and the first with double-precision floating point calculation support."
According to AMD's internal testing, GDDR5 has been found to support data rates at up to five times that of GDDR3 and four times that of GDDR4.
Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Graphics Product Group at AMD, said:
"The days of monolithic mega-chips are gone. Being first to market with GDDR5 in our next-generation architecture, AMD is able to deliver incredible performance using more cost-effective GPUs. AMD believes that GDDR5 is the optimal way to drive performance gains while being mindful of power consumption. We’re excited about the potential GDDR5 brings to the table for innovative game development and even more exciting game play."
We're expecting to see next-gen cards from both NVIDIA and AMD at COMPUTEX in early June, and product launches should follow shortly after.
Official press release: AMD Continues its Technology Leadership Employing GDDR5 to Fuel Next Generation ATI Radeon™ Graphics Solutions
