enewmen :
SO!
I hope some expert here can make an educated guess if this new 4800 is a knockout or just "competitive" with the NV 9800/9900 ?
I'm guessing a 4870 has about 1.5x the performance as a 3870. Hoping for a 2x increase per socket.
Just thinking.
Thanks!
Also curious to read educated guesstimates on this. Though my question is a little different: Wondering when it'll be justifiable to upgrade my 8800GTX. Something along the lines of... say... 20% better on many benchies would have me thinking.
So - Does this look like it'll do that?
Andrius :
What does one need a 2GB framebuffer for? F@H? 64xAA at 2560x1600? It's a waste of memory. XP 32bit will only have 1.5GB system memory left! And most current Intel chipsets have 8GB limits. 24 months from now when maybe something comes out that could use it's 2GB framebuffer it'll be just as obsolete as a 1GB version.
Well - Since the "memory" limit you are referring to is actually OS based (runs out of addresses), and the 8GB limit is chipset based... If your OS will can handle the addressing requirements, it won't be a problem. For example - Vista x64
(Business/Ultimate. also XP64, I believe) are set up to handle up to 128GB - 500MB for the system, 8GB for RAM, 1 or 2GB for the card... 10.5GB from a pool 128 gig deep?
Also, are we implying playable frame rates while gaming at 2560x1600?? From a single card? If so, then I may just get rid of the TV entirely and use a 30"+ monitor. I'd spend money for that, for sure.
Those of us with X64 Operating Systems are standing at the ready! BRING IT!