So far like DDR3 for desktops, it just gives a nice, warm placebo effect.

Do the new cards need a new type of RAM? No. They haven't even pinned down GDDR4 latencies with better chips yet, what'd you expect from GDDR FIVE?

For midranges, nVidia might be halving its 8800's 320bit bus for a little better bandwidth while ATi might go X1950 of all sorts and use 256bit with higher prices.

I wonder how you cool it.

Maybe we'll have a peltier stuck to these RAM modules, while the GPU itself merely has a 128/256 bit bus.


Nah, GDDR5 needs to get cheap first. 4/5Ghz modules at 1GB capacities seem to be making the 4870 less attractive vs the GTX 260, so we need that to come down first before making the next moves.

On the other hand, a 192 bit bus, 768MB 5/6Ghz GDDR5 sounds great for a new mid-high chip.