4870, 1024mb verion??

Motam.co.uk · 25 Jun 2008 at 18:44

hi ,

dunno if its already been posted or not.

just a quick post, is there going to be a GDDR5 1024mb version of the 4870?
i cant seem to find any rock solid details about it.
just wondering if anyone can confirm.

many thanks

TheRealDeal · 25 Jun 2008 at 18:47

Think thats gonna be left up to the partners but gddr 5 is in short supply atm so it will most likely be a little while before these cards come along.

Its_Me · 25 Jun 2008 at 18:49

The 1GB version of the 4850 was a couple of weeks behind, so I would expect the 4870 to be the same.

Although the 4870 1GB version should be very interesting.

mame · 25 Jun 2008 at 19:08

is this a proper ATI design? or is it like the 8800gt 1gb that did nothing

Darkwave · 25 Jun 2008 at 19:10

mame said:
is this a proper ATI design? or is it like the 8800gt 1gb that did nothing

The 1GB 4870 is a proper design. People on the tech section of the Age Of Conan forums keep saying it'll be out on the 8th of next month, but I have no idea what their source is unfortunately.

Lightnix · 25 Jun 2008 at 19:52

Ulfhedjinn said:
The 1GB 4870 is a proper design. People on the tech section of the Age Of Conan forums keep saying it'll be out on the 8th of next month, but I have no idea what their source is unfortunately.

They're probably going by this:

(source: http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3338)

Although that's just the predicted date of mass availability for the reference cards, although it wouldn't surprise me if there were a few 1GB models floating around then.

Edit: What's also interesting about that slide - since the GTX+ will be coming out on the 16th and the 9800 GTX prices will be falling like rocks, AMD claims the 4870 is the 9800 GTX's price competitor so there might be a chance of them dropping the 4870 to compete with it and the 4850 to better compete with the 8800 GT. Sounds fun.

Darkwave · 25 Jun 2008 at 19:54

Thanks for that Lightnix.

Strife212 · 25 Jun 2008 at 20:01

mame said:
is this a proper ATI design? or is it like the 8800gt 1gb that did nothing

Ulfhedjinn said:
The 1GB 4870 is a proper design. People on the tech section of the Age Of Conan forums keep saying it'll be out on the 8th of next month, but I have no idea what their source is unfortunately.

They both have the same memory interface don't they?

The only reason the 8800GT 1024mb did "nothing" was because not many things use more than 512MB at 'normal' resolutions, thats why.

Lightnix · 25 Jun 2008 at 20:03

It'll only really come into play at silly resolutions with AA to be honest.

Btone · 25 Jun 2008 at 20:07

going to be a intresting summer waiting for this card and watvching what way the prices go

Motam.co.uk · 25 Jun 2008 at 20:35

kool

ahh kool, nows the hard choice, what make of 4870 to go for...

thinking of going for asus, they normaly have a good bundle with games and okay rma.

Reed · 25 Jun 2008 at 21:01

Strife212 said:
They both have the same memory interface don't they?

The only reason the 8800GT 1024mb did "nothing" was because not many things use more than 512MB at 'normal' resolutions, thats why.

Lightnix said:
It'll only really come into play at silly resolutions with AA to be honest.

Hmm im considering waiting for 1 gig version as i game at 1920x1200. Is that considered a silly resolution ?

or will i be ok with the 512mb cards :confused:

The Asgard · 25 Jun 2008 at 21:04

Reed said:
Hmm im considering waiting for 1 gig version as i game at 1920x1200. Is that considered a silly resolution ? or will i be ok with the 512mb cards

Looking at the results the 512MB handles that res fine.

LoadsaMoney · 25 Jun 2008 at 21:11

Lightnix said:
They're probably going by this:

(source: http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3338)

Which is wrong now, as RV770 XT is the GT200 Competitor, the R700 will be in a different league.

The Asgard · 25 Jun 2008 at 21:16

LoadsaMoney said:
Which is wrong now, as RV770 XT is the GT200 Competitor, the R700 will be in a different league.

I suspect smoke and mirrors on ATI's part.

Lightnix · 25 Jun 2008 at 21:28

LoadsaMoney said:
Which is wrong now, as RV770 XT is the GT200 Competitor, the R700 will be in a different league.

I'm pretty sure the table implies the competition for the price bracket, not the performance bracket, I'm just wondering as to whether or not they're planning on sticking to that competitive price plan once the GTX+ hits.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 25 Jun 2008 at 22:26

@ 1680X1050 4XAA will the 1GB version be any quicker than the 512MB?

psychas · 25 Jun 2008 at 22:40

r700 is 4870x2 not 4870 1 gig

Born_2_Kill_83 · 25 Jun 2008 at 22:44

psychas said:
r700 is 4870x2 not 4870 1 gig

So you saying there isnt going to be a 1GB 4870? Only the 4870x2?

TheRealDeal · 25 Jun 2008 at 22:54

No hes saying that the rv770 is a 4870 no matter what amount of memory it has. The r700 is the 4870x2. I think with the gddr5 the 4870 512 is handing the higher resolutions pretty easy in most games with its high bandwidth.