Where are the 2gb ATI cards?

**jason_jinx** · 01-12-10, 09:25 AM

I cant really seem to find any available from the 5800 series or from the 4800's.

this is all newegg has for 2gb

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=&srchInDesc=

**dex71** · 01-12-10, 09:31 AM

Odd......I would be inclined to think that means something new is coming.....but all of the manufacturers at the same time?

**Mad_Hatter** · 01-12-10, 09:35 AM

They only put 2Gb on dual GPU cards. 2 gigs on a single gpu doesn't get much of a performance gain if any at all.

**jason_jinx** · 01-12-10, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by Mad_Hatter

They only put 2Gb on dual GPU cards. 2 gigs on a single gpu doesn't get much of a performance gain if any at all.

http://www.overclockersclub.com/revi...90_vaporx_2gb/

It was a single 4890 with 2gb. I play gta4 and when changing graphic settings it auto adjusts by how much video memory you have.

I looked it up and to max everything out on 1920x1200 you need around 1800mb of video ram.

2gb would take care of that easily.

**jason_jinx** · 01-12-10, 09:41 AM

The 5770 crossfire option does look nice.

**Mad_Hatter** · 01-12-10, 09:51 AM

Yeah I remember that 4890. I think that was the reason they discontinued it was because of the performance issues.

I remember thinking it would be good for GTA 4. I can't remember where but I think somebody ran some benchmarks, and it wasn't what I expected.

EDIT: Actually I think it's good for high resolutions. Like when you get past 1920 x 1200.

**HeavyG** · 01-13-10, 05:19 AM

Originally Posted by jason_jinx

The 5770 crossfire option does look nice.

Agreed! I am running 4850s in crossfire... thinking about changing up. Still playing the waiting game though... probably gonna do a full build in the summer. The 4850s are running pretty much everything I as at 1680x1050.