World's First 2GB Graphics Card Is Here

An anonymous reader writes "TUL Corporation's PCS HD4850 is the world's first graphics card to offer on-board 2gig video memory. The card is based on RV770 core chip, with 800 stream processors and 2GB of GDDR3 high-speed memory." That's more memory than I've had in any computer prior to this year — for a video card.

2GB of memory for a videocard, eh?

[Anonymous Coward]

Great for the pointless eye-candy first-person shooters. For everything else, there's MasterCard.

Grammar Nazis, man your stations!

[Anonymous Coward]

> from the way-too-much-overkill dept.

AKA, the recursive tautology dept.

Finally

[Rinisari]

I can finally do the Explode open/close window Compiz effect on my 10 MP display!

Impressive!

[cashman73]

With graphics cards like this, Duke Nukem Forever will be damn good when/if it comes out! :-)

Re:That's cool but...

[fr4nk]

Somehow I don't think that those two billion transistors will be cool.

Wolfenstein

[Nerdposeur]

Finally, I will be able to play Wolfenstein 3D in all its beautiful glory!

And maybe....

[DrYak]

...and maybe also playing Crysis 2.
With all settings put to "low".
And with Aero disabled.

Re:you have no idea

[Jasonjk74]

How about games with good gameplay and bad graphics? Those exist too, and they are better than games with good graphics and bad gameplay.

Here's a novel concept: developers should strive for both graphics and content! That's just crazytalk...

Re:2GB of memory for a videocard, eh?

[the_humeister]

You could always use it as a ram drive [linuxnews.pl]!

Re:First Wii reference.

[westbake]

It's apparent that you have not played a Wii.

Re:2GB of memory for a videocard, eh?

[CelticWhisper]

Heard of that. Personally I'm waiting for psychotropic filtering. That oughta be a lot of fun.

Re:2GB of memory for a videocard, eh?

[Godji]

when Will Wright teams up with John Carmack

Create your very own mindless zombie alien hovering ball of goo that shoots acid thing, and unleash it against the unsuspecting online community! Design your very own oversized ultra new tech nuclear powered futuristic double barreled organic biorocket launcher weapon and fight against hordes of the deadliest community-created horror creatures. Battle with your aim against others' wit in the first ever MMOFPS in history: S I M Q U A K E

Hm, I was joking but that sounds like something I would play! DAMN YOU Slashdot for giving this idea to a guy who is not the CEO of a game developer house!

Re:32-bit address space limitations

[Planky]

128mb? No wonder Vista runs like crap!