Originally Posted By: BlueHeron
What are the supposed gains of using HBM2 over GDDR5, and how much? Will it affect performance (FPS) as well, or only the amount of textures that can be loaded into memory? Not sure if this a dumbass question. wink


HBM2 Memory is Stacked Directly Onto the GPU's Substrate Package.

HBM2
+Less Power,
+Easier to Cool,
+Smaller Memory Chip Footprint,
+1024-Bit Interface
+8GB Per Stack (GPU's Usually use 4 Stacks, so up to 32GB for HBM2)
+Faster Memory Lane's to GPU
-Higher Cost
-Lower Production Yield

GDDR5X
+Cheaper than HBM2
+Higher Production Yields
-More Voltage
-More Heat
-More PCB Space Used
-Slower and Longer Memory Lanes to GPU
-512-Bit Interface
-1 GB Per Chip Max


GDDR5X is Simply an Extension of GDDR5 to enable Extreme Clocks (10-12Gbps)(2500MHz - 3000MHz)

GDDR5X Total Bandwidth still doesnt even match the HBM1 Memory used on the AMD Fury GPU's
However HBM1 was limited to 4GB, Thus the Reason why AMD Chose to go w/ GDDR5X short term, Because 4GB isn't enough for some extreme Resolutions and VR Setups anymore. Next Gen Flagships will be 8, 12 or 16 GB.

Last edited by SkateZilla; 04/15/16 08:08 PM.

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