Maxwell and Volta

[jecho]

Now keep in mind this is an opinion based thread. What do you guys think will make the most performance impact of graphics cards, unified virtual memory or stacked DRAM. I think thank the changes of maxwell should be a higher percentage increase in performance over its previous generation. Also feel free to further educate me on the subjects.

[KaareKanin]

Stacked DRAM probably helps at very high resolutions, I don't know if it's needed for 4K though... (edit: meaning, I'm not sure if it'll be needed for that generation just considering the slow pace at which 4K is rolling out)

[lufihengr]

Well Volta is like what 4 years out still? 4K might be a thing by then. Unified memory though.... don't see it being a huge advantage since we are doing fine with these memory speeds..

[TEDWARDS]

Eh neither will be out we will be living in a post apocalyptic world

[simtransporter]

Eh neither will be out we will be living in a post apocalyptic world

Is that because 290X will be heating up the planet?

[KaareKanin]

Well Volta is like what 4 years out still? 4K might be a thing by then. Unified memory though.... don't see it being a huge advantage since we are doing fine with these memory speeds..

Ah, yes, I thought it was coming earlier Unified memory does more than speed though, so even if the speeds we have are fine, unified memory will probably do more with how the memory works than anything raw speed related

[lufihengr]

Ah, yes, I thought it was coming earlier Unified memory does more than speed though, so even if the speeds we have are fine, unified memory will probably do more with how the memory works than anything raw speed related

That's true, but will it make a huge difference in gaming? I doubt it somehow.. Maybe for memory intensive applications it will do wonders?

[TEDWARDS]

Is that because 290X will be heating up the planet?

 

I was going to say that, but then I thought fanboys would come to the rescue and kill me

[simtransporter]

I was going to say that, but then I thought fanboys would come to the rescue and kill me

Well... they won't be able to argue against the facts.