[CeBIT][WARNING : USELESS TECH] MSI's new R9 270 ITX version ......With 6GB VRAM

[SSOB]

[source]: http://nl.hardware.info/nieuws/39167/cebit-compacte-msi-r9-270x-met-6-gb-gddr5-geheugen

So yeah pretty useless card what else is here to say .

Here is how it looks: 

 

Maybe it's cool for a little ITX rig but why 6GB of vram WHYYY

[Oshino Shinobu]

I...uh. Why? I can't think of any benefit for this

[zapsyou]

That has to be a mistake

[kuzimins]

There are a lot of people who buy graphics cards only based on their memory size..

[Karumu]

i guess... ITX Eyefinity?

[Guest]

384bit 270x?

[sysloc]

Eyefinity web browsing bro

[CtW]

This is probably for doing stuff that is not demanding in 4k or just running an assload of monitors in eyefinity.

[Ashaira]

384bit 270x?

What he said. The 270 and 270X were 256 not 384 and had 2 GB so doubling it would mean 4. How the hell did they get it to 6 gigs with a 3 gig bandwidth.

 

If it's not too underclocked than this could rival the 280X and will surpass the normal 270X.

 

WTF is going on?

[SkilledRebuilds]

1080/1440p Skyrim with every mod under the sun included.

Other than games like this with mods,. Its probably pointless.

[Matthias2556]

why......how......what.......

im so lost right now. 

i guess like others have said it could be useful for eyefinity, or undemanding 4k stuff

but still, anyone whos going to run enough monitors to max out that vram will probably be willing to spend much more on a graphics card than a 270.

why dont they just make a 290 with this?

[Misanthrope]

1080/1440p Skyrim with every mod under the sun included.

Other than games like this with mods,. Its probably pointless.

 

I dont know: Skyrim has tons of high resolution texture mods and insanely high resolution armors but some of the ENB mods or others with really high polygon counts like tall, detailed grass mods would still kill this card.

It would help but at what price? If it's on the price range of the 760 then it's a lost cause.

[SkilledRebuilds]

I dont know: Skyrim has tons of high resolution texture mods and insanely high resolution armors but some of the ENB mods or others with really high polygon counts like tall, detailed grass mods would still kill this card.

It would help but at what price? If it's on the price range of the 760 then it's a lost cause.

Totally agree, while Skyrim would actually put it to use, it would still cripple it, just not as bad as other lower vram cards..

If the price is good then... at a stretch... still no

[carolkarine]

let's be honest guys, having way too much VRAM isn't something to bitch about. I mean sure, it won't be used, but it's better than not having enough, right? imagine if this card came out with 1gb.

[Misanthrope]

let's be honest guys, having way too much VRAM isn't something to bitch about. I mean sure, it won't be used, but it's better than not having enough, right? imagine if this card came out with 1gb.

 

That depends 100% on the price though.

[That Norwegian Guy]

You people need to get it into your daft little heads that Photoshop, many video editing softwares and all sorts of stuff like that will eventually fill ANY frame buffer on ANY bus width and ANY frequency under prolonged use - only for *filling the memory from empty, extremely fast* is there a "pointlessness" to these sorts of card configurations. (Gaming on ultra)

 

/rant

[brownninja97]

My face palm just leveled up.

[Misanthrope]

You people need to get it into your daft little heads that Photoshop, many video editing softwares and all sorts of stuff like that will eventually fill ANY frame buffer on ANY bus width and ANY frequency under prolonged use - only for *filling the memory from empty, extremely fast* is there a "pointlessness" to these sorts of card configurations. (Gaming on ultra)

 

/rant

 

Re: professional workstation cards, you can't argue for professional use of features for a card that is clearly marketed at gamers.

[That Norwegian Guy]

Re: professional workstation cards, you can't argue for professional use of features for a card that is clearly marketed at gamers.

 

Yeah, because nobody who doesn't own a FirePro or Quattro card uses Photoshop or Sony Vegas.

 

wait

[Misanthrope]

Yeah, because nobody who doesn't own a FirePro or Quattro card uses Photoshop or Sony Vegas.

 

wait

 

I see workstation cards for all budgets, low end, mid range, etc.

[SirReallySam]

HAHAH crazy!

[2chriswy]

I see workstation cards for all budgets, low end, mid range, etc.

some gamers edit alot to but don't have the money for a work station card

[gatecrasherlok]

6gb ram is baffling to some point but then again kinda pleasing to hear in a geeky way. All that ram in such a small package. 

[Goldilock]

Some people just looking at VRAM instead of the GPU itself.

[Misanthrope]

some gamers edit alot to but don't have the money for a work station card

 

Ok let's take that and assume they're not interested in high end cards, pretty good card for them yes. So far we've came up with 2 possible users for this

1) Gamers that are in the market for a mid-range card but do a lot of image and video editing

2) Skyrim fans that want to run tons of mods but not all of them (i.e. grass mods will still kill this card at higher resolutions) 

3) Space conscious users who are betting on Mantle and/or have an irrational hatred of Nvidia (for other space conscious users the 750ti or specially the other MSI ITX card based on a 760 would be a much better choice)

So yes there is a market for some customers here, an extremely narrow niche of users.