SK Hynix's GDDR6 memory is expected to enter mass production in 3 months

[WYP]

Will Nvidia's next generation of GPUs launch shortly afterwards?



Read more about SK Hynix's GDDR5 production schedule.

 

[NeverBackDown]

With double the capacity hopefully cards get shorter overall so it's easier to fit more powerful hardware in smaller ITX cases.

 

[WYP]

With double the capacity hopefully cards get shorter overall so it's easier to fit more powerful hardware in smaller ITX cases.

Well, in the high-end bandwidth is more important than capacity right now. As I said a single 16Gb/s GDDR6 chip can replace 2 8Gb/s GDDR5 chips, but in the high-end we need to replace GDDR5X.

In Theory, Nvidia could create a GTX 1060 equivalent with the same bandwidth and VRAM capacity with a small 96-bit memory bus with half the chips or a GTX 1070 equivalent with a 128-bit memory bus. GDDR6 opens up a lot of interesting possibilities.

 

[TheF34RChannel]

3 months how about Samsung?

 

[AlienALX]

It now looks like Nvidia are going to wait on this. Well, they probably have some for testing purposes and etc but I mean they will now wait until this is in supply before releasing their next gen.

Whilst I was clearly wrong (sorta, kinda.. They *did* release a new GPU after all...) I don't mind. It just makes my card more valuable for longer. Never know, I might even make it to one year of ownership (June) and it still be worth what I paid.

Jen seemed obsessed with bandwidth though during his speech, so yeah I would bet they are going to use this stuff.

 

[RobM]

3 month s is not far away in the grand scheme.

 

[Bartacus]

Take your time Nvidia, stretch out the life span of my 1080TI's for months, even years!

 

[AlienALX]

Take your time Nvidia, stretch out the life span of my 1080TI's for months, even years!

Yup and make the game devs work for their money ! Instead of just chucking power at the problem.