GeForce3 memory bandwidth limitations

[Guest]

I read somewhere (I forget where) that the GPU of the GeForce3 can only be utilized about 30% because of memory bandwidth limitations.

There is no memory with more bandwidth than DDR except for Rambus, which I guess is not good in graphics cards because of the higher latency. So what is the next step to improve the memory bandwidth for graphics cards?

I would think that if Nvidia were to release a GeForce3 Pro or Ultra a few months from now they would have to come up with a solution to the memory bandwidth problem.

 

[Tempus]

Memory bandwidth problems? The Geforce3 comes with the new memory-crossbar interface. This allows it to utilize its bandwidth, although theoretically the same aas the Ultras, 4 times more efficiently. It split its 400MHz Bandwidth into 4 seperate 100MHz interfaces, thereforce freeing up bandwidth when a smaller data package is going through the card.

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[HolyGrenade]

The architecture is near perfect but it is the memory it self. It kinda needs memory with lower access times.

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