Re:Intel announces Arc B-series "Battlemage" discrete graphi...
by to11mtm on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @09:07PM
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I've said this for a while...
I do think one challenge is, AFAIK with most GDDR5/6 there's a density issue that requires either larger memory bus paths or other additional complexity to support large sizes.
That said, the lack of even a 16GB variant is sus.
I'll take some copium in that maybe they're trying to solve the 'size' issue somehow and are just making sure whatever system they use isn't gonna be an i820 MTH debacle before they pull the trigger on announcing it.
I do think one challenge is, AFAIK with most GDDR5/6 there's a density issue that requires either larger memory bus paths or other additional complexity to support large sizes.
That said, the lack of even a 16GB variant is sus.
I'll take some copium in that maybe they're trying to solve the 'size' issue somehow and are just making sure whatever system they use isn't gonna be an i820 MTH debacle before they pull the trigger on announcing it.