Arrr, AMD's new RDNA 4 may be slow as a snail, but it be a good omen for us scallywags! Arrr!
2024-04-24
Arrr ye ready to scuttle AMD's RX 8000 GPUs over a mere whisper of sluggish memory? Hold yer horses, me hearties! Let's not jump to conclusions like landlubbers. Give 'em a fair shake before ye walk the plank! Aye, matey!
Arrr, me hearties! Thar be a rumor afloat that AMD be settin' sail with slower video RAM than Nvidia on thar next-gen graphics cards. Aye, ye heard it right - regular leaker Kepler on X be spoutin' that the RX 8000 graphics cards from AMD will only use GDDR6 VRAM runnin' at a measly 18Gbps - slower than some current models, by Blackbeard's beard!Kepler be further clarifying that this slower RAM will be used on all RDNA 4 GPUs, makin' some scallywags question AMD's choice. While Nvidia be plannin' to use faster GDDR7 RAM on their next-gen Blackwell GPUs, AMD be takin' a different route. But hold yer horses, me hearties!
Could it be that AMD be plannin' to make up for the slower RAM with other design features, like a beefier cache? This move might lead to a more affordable line of mid-range GPUs, makin' AMD a formidable foe in the price wars. So, me mateys, don't jump ship just yet - the pricing strategy might just be the treasure map AMD needs to navigate these uncharted waters.