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Originally Posted by tkpenalty
Err GDDR5 complicates the PCB design.
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Nope. The main benefit of GDDR5 (other then the speed) is the clock signal training system.
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Originally Posted by W1zzard
AMD has successfully introduced GDDR5 memory to the graphics market, which is a new generation of memory chips that is used on the HD 4870 for the first time. Compared to previous generations of GDDR memory this new architecture offers twice the bandwidth at the same clock and bus width. This means that AMD achieves over 100 GB/s memory bandwidth with a 256-bit bus. Together with the link training features of GDDR5 this enables a much simpler PCB design, resulting in additional cost savings.
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