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Pushing The 512MB Barrier On Video Cards

Posted by timothy on from the ones-normal-people-can-buy-that-is dept.

Hack Jandy writes "Remeber your ancient TNT graphics card that had 16MB of memory? ATI is pushing the texture barrier by incorporating 512MB in their newest X850 video card lineup. The catch? Even ATI acknowledges there will probably be no performance benefits to bumping the memory support from 256MB to 512MB as the cards are 'intended to demonstrate the next-generation capability to gamers." An anonymous reader points out that Gainward (which sells NVidia-based graphics cards), will shortly introduce its own 512MB card, according to Hexus.net.

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  1. Won't Doom3 take advantage of 512?! by Anita+Coney · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It seems that I read that Doom3 has an high-quality option for cards with 512 megs of memory. I could be wrong, though. I can't find any information about it online.

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  2. Pffftt.... by Nonillion · · Score: 1, Redundant

    512k should be enough video ram for anybody..

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  3. Re:A use for this by SlayerofGods · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You mean like this (2002)?

    Or also seen here.


    Since the mods didn't see the first comment about this... surely they won't notice I shamelessly ripped this off the post right above this one ;)

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