Micron enters graphics memory business

[Davros]

Link:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10241583-64.html

 

[MfA]

Hopeful thinking?

 

[Arun]

Yes and no, notice for now they just want to sell their DDR3 to GPU manufacturers; for now they don't have GDDR3 or GDDR5. DDR3 is seemingly cheaper and lower power than GDDR3, so there's definitely a very real market for that in the low-end; they claim they're targeting the mid-range, but I think that's just marketing.

 

[ShaidarHaran]

Depends on whose definition of each market segment is being used. IIRC ATi's 46xx range supports DDR3.

 

[Dave Baumann]

Actually the entire HD 4000 Series product range can support DDR3. As pointed out on Fudzilla there is already a Mobility Radeon HD 4850 available with DDR3.