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bigdragon This is probably a sign it's time for the consumer market to move on from 2GB chips to the 3GB chips. I know Nvidia doesn't want gamers to have more memory capacity, but having producers concentrate on one line of products instead of 2 lines should result in controlling costs and supplies over the long term. Reply
helper800 bigdragon said: This is probably a sign it's time for the consumer market to move on from 2GB chips to the 3GB chips. I know Nvidia doesn't want gamers to have more memory capacity, but having producers concentrate on one line of products instead of 2 lines should result in controlling costs and supplies over the long term. Can't wait for the 1800 dollar 6070 24gb… Reply
usertests bigdragon said: This is probably a sign it's time for the consumer market to move on from 2GB chips to the 3GB chips. I know Nvidia doesn't want gamers to have more memory capacity, but having producers concentrate on one line of products instead of 2 lines should result in controlling costs and supplies over the long term. We were unfairly denied our 96-bit RTX 5050 9GB budget masterpiece. Maybe it's still coming. Reply
alan.campbell99 Hmm, what goes into the current gen consoles, is there any affect on them? Reply
usertests alan.campbell99 said: Hmm, what goes into the current gen consoles, is there any affect on them? Current gen uses GDDR6, not affected by 2 GB GDDR7 production ending. Next gen consoles will likely use 3 GB GDDR7 in clamshell configuration. 30 GB on 160-bit for PS6, 36 GB on 192-bit for Xbox Helix. Reply
thestryker bigdragon said: This is probably a sign it's time for the consumer market to move on from 2GB chips to the 3GB chips. I know Nvidia doesn't want gamers to have more memory capacity, but having producers concentrate on one line of products instead of 2 lines should result in controlling costs and supplies over the long term. 3GB is carrying a large price premium right now so while this would be the next step don't expect it any time soon. Micron was the last supplier to get approved by nvidia for GDDR7 so chances are their 2GB package volume was lower than the other two. It makes sense to focus on the higher profit part when there's lots of demand and the volume of the lower profit part is low. Reply
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