1. This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More.

News Micron on-track for GDDR5X mass production

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by Gareth Halfacree, 11 Feb 2016.

  1. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    4 Dec 2007
    Posts:
    17,129
    Likes Received:
    6,717
  2. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

    Joined:
    5 Dec 2011
    Posts:
    7,669
    Likes Received:
    3,926
    Are micron the only ones producing gddr5x, or are others such as samsung and sk hynix also going to be producing it? If they're only going into mass production in the summer then I doubt we'd see any new non-hbm gpus until q3 this year at the earliest.
     
  3. Harlequin

    Harlequin Modder

    Joined:
    4 Jun 2004
    Posts:
    7,131
    Likes Received:
    194
    JADEC only finalised the standard on Jan 22nd - and so far it does seem Micron are the first.
     
  4. rollo

    rollo Modder

    Joined:
    16 May 2008
    Posts:
    7,887
    Likes Received:
    131
    Dout there will be a massive demand for it, The costs to implement are just as high as HBM.
     
  5. debs3759

    debs3759 Was that a warranty I just broke?

    Joined:
    10 Oct 2011
    Posts:
    1,769
    Likes Received:
    92
    Previous reports suggest it uses the same interface / pin-out as GDDR5, so the cost to implement should be minimal.
     
  6. Guest-16

    Guest-16 Guest

    Implementation should be no more than GDDR5.
     
  7. rollo

    rollo Modder

    Joined:
    16 May 2008
    Posts:
    7,887
    Likes Received:
    131
    Anandtech disagree with you on that, they say it requires a more complex board than gddr5 currently uses. That coupled with the extra cost will make it just as expensive.

    It's not something you will see in a low end board. I'd be surprised if Nvidia did not use it as a difference between the price ranges 960 equivalent gddr5 970/980 equive gdd5x. With only the TI and Titan models getting HBM.
     
  8. Harlequin

    Harlequin Modder

    Joined:
    4 Jun 2004
    Posts:
    7,131
    Likes Received:
    194

Share This Page