According to the ever reliable Fudzilla, AMD’s next generation of graphics cards will feature a 384-bit memory interface. Of course, not all the cards will, just the high-end SKUs.
On top of this, the new cards will boast a 28nm manufacturing process.
The combination of the smaller die size and the increased memory bandwidth could make AMD’s next generation of graphics cards the largest step in terms of performance we have seen from the company in some time. The cards will reportedly make use of GDDR5 memory.
The lower-end and mainstream cards will be limited to a reduced memory interface in order to keep power requirements and production costs reasonable.
The inclusion of 384-bit memory interfaces has been one of the core features which has enabled Nvidia to maintain its lead in the high-performance segment.
The GeForce GTX 580 is touted as being the fastest single GPU graphics card in the world, and this is partly attributed to the extra memory bandwidth.
In comparison, AMD’s competing card, the Radeon HD 6970 runs a 256-bit memory bus.
AMD is expected to release its HD 7000 series early in 2012.
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