AMD Radeon Memory Modules Spotted in Canada, Japan
AMD has released Radeon-branded DDR3 modules in Canada and over in Japan.
Typically when we mention the name AMD, we're talking about processors, chipsets and GPUs. That said, it seems a little strange connecting AMD to actual DDR3 chips – even more so seeing the actual sticks being held by human hands. But they're real, and apparently already on the market in some territories.
On Saturday, images of AMD Radeon-branded DDR3 modules -- photographed in Japan -- went live, but according to reports, the memory sticks actually went on sale in Canada a few weeks ago. That means they’re not only available to OEMs, but to retail consumers as well.
AMD's website reports that the Radeon Memory will come in three flavors: the Enterprise Series, the ULTRA PRO Gaming Series, and the Entertainment Series. The Enterprise version is marked as "to be determined," but the Entertainment version will operate at 1333 MHz with timings of 9-9-9; the ULTRA PRO Gaming version will operate at 1600 MHz with timings of 11-11-11.
Otherwise, all three versions will come in 2 GB sticks and a PCB height of 30.0-mm. The package itself will be a 240-pin socket type dual in line memory module (DIMM), and will be both lead-free (RoHS compliant) and Halogen-free.
"AMD Radeon DDR3 System Modules are ideally suited to our CPU and APU products," the company said. "Components are tested to the highest industry standards on AMD platforms to guarantee reliability and performance."
So far we haven't received anything official from AMD, but the chips are reportedly on sale over in Japan for around $20 USD apiece. We'll keep you posted.
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Those are horrible timings. 1600mhz @ 11/11/11? I dont even think they make those here. Most 1600 ram kits are 9/9/9 and even go as low as cas7 for performance dimms.
To the above, was just going to say the same.. those timings are a joke. My XMS 3 is currently running at 1600 with timings if 7 8 7 20 lol
Not worthy of the Radeon logo. Thats terrible timings.
It really lacks creativity that they would re-use the Radeon name for the memory. I understand the desire for a familiar and recognizable name for marketing purposes but just slapping AMD on it and coming up with a new name would have been enough. It's quite interesting that they are making it now however. I wonder how competitive they plan to be against the big names and if this will have any effect on prices. One thing is for sure though they need to step up that performance.
Those are horrible timings. 1600mhz @ 11/11/11? I dont even think they make those here. Most 1600 ram kits are 9/9/9 and even go as low as cas7 for performance dimms.
Its poor timing for sure (CL9 is about standards) but the real world performance hit will be very very low is 95% of the cases especially on a Sandy Bridge system. Its memory management is superb! If the price is right on those modules there will be a market.
If this is true, then the reason why is pretty obvious:
Llano was the first chip ever that is actually memory bound, never before has putting fast memory in a machine actually made a significant difference, previously putting in DDR3 2133 was perhaps 5% faster than DDR3 1333.
They may have aspirations of making uber-memory for their next gen products, rather than relying on memory makers to do it for them, they're taking matters into their own hands.
Huh? This must be a misprint. 1600mhz @11/11/11? Must be the other way around. Even if it was suppose to be 9/9/9, I would hardly call that "ULTRA PRO" settings/timings.
Its poor timing for sure (CL9 is about standards) but the real world performance hit will be very very low is 95% of the cases especially on a Sandy Bridge system. Its memory management is superb! If the price is right on those modules there will be a market.
Doesn't AMD's Llano like fast memory with tight timings? At least for the GPU part? I would consider buying a set if the price is around $20-25.
Since I live in Canada I would prefer to buy AMD memory than Kingston which formely was Canadian but is now chinese. Since it was bought by China, their products fell in quality, the warranty is no more lifetime but a mere 2 years old and I got several Kingston memory sticks that had problems (even one stick on a 2-sticks combo that didn't work, this is anormal for any company) or did not even worked the first time it was put into a computer...
ATi fanbois take note!
To get the best out of your CFX setup, you must have AMD branded memory! This will give you a 50% performance boost on all of your games and other programs! Now if you are truly a ATi fan, don't forget our AMD theme case, mouse pad, tissue box, keyboard, and mouse!
Oh, Ruby is not included.
You can get Radeon RAM at NCIX.COM http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=62322 for like $10 each
Gonna be interesting to see where this is gonna lead to
You can get Radeon RAM at NCIX.COM http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=62322 for like $10 each
Was just going to post that (there's even a review from 10 days ago). I didn't realize you could get 2GB of RAM nowadays for $10. I know everyone loves Newegg here, but I've always been a bit of a NCIX fanboy (and they have a store about a block from my apartment).
Kingston is Canadian? wtf u talking about... its american and its always been....
Intel tried this with Rambus...... IT failed
11-11-11 PRO gaming? rofl
They must have gotten the timings backwards.
An officially-endorsed product eh.
Since I live in Canada I would prefer to buy AMD memory than Kingston which formely was Canadian but is now chinese.
Kingston Memory global headquarters are located in Fountain Valley, California, USA. The company employs about 4,000 people in different parts of the world.
Since I live in Canada I would prefer to buy AMD memory than Kingston which formely was Canadian but is now chinese. Since it was bought by China, their products fell in quality, the warranty is no more lifetime but a mere 2 years old and I got several Kingston memory sticks that had problems (even one stick on a 2-sticks combo that didn't work, this is anormal for any company) or did not even worked the first time it was put into a computer...
Kingston was and still is American. Where are you pulling your facts from?
I looked on newegg.com, couldn't find a SINGLE chip with a CAS higher then 10 for DDR3-1600 ram. I don't understand how they can get away with listing it as 11-11-11 and expect anyone to buy it. The cheapest DDR3-1600 ram I found per gig, was Transcend but they don't list Latency. Cheapest that listed price was Crucial, with a CAS of 10. At like $16 US.
If Radeon is going to be bottom of the barrel, they are not going to get anywhere with their ram. Only idiots would go for brand name over quality are going to buy those, unfortunately for Radeon most of them are Mac users and don't buy PC hardware...
ATi fanbois take note!To get the best out of your CFX setup, you must have AMD branded memory! This will give you a 50% performance boost on all of your games and other programs! Now if you are truly a ATi fan, don't forget our AMD theme case, mouse pad, tissue box, keyboard, and mouse!Oh, Ruby is not included.
Actually i see it in other way, AMD currently makes CPU/Chipsets/GPUs/Memory ... 1 step closer to actually owning a whole PC system thus making them the Apple of PCs ... You might say Intel has faster better solutions .. well .. intel lacks GPU power.
Hold on.
Read this and I quote " AMD's website reports that the Radeon Memory will come in three flavors: the Enterprise Series, the ULTRA PRO Gaming Series, and the Entertainment Series. The Enterprise version is marked as "to be determined," but the Entertainment version will operate at 1333 MHz with timings of 9-9-9; the ULTRA PRO Gaming version will operate at 1600 MHz with timings of 11-11-11. "
Is that a joke.?
Is this April Fool's Day in August or something.?
Only idiots would go for brand name over quality are going to buy those, unfortunately for Radeon most of them are Mac users and don't buy PC hardware...
You may be underestimating the average fanboy.
Just like AMD's CPUs....slow.
Didn't they do this about 10 years ago? At the time you could got VIMM's for Nvidia based AMD chipset.
ATi fanbois take note!To get the best out of your CFX setup, you must have AMD branded memory! This will give you a 50% performance boost on all of your games and other programs! Now if you are truly a ATi fan, don't forget our AMD theme case, mouse pad, tissue box, keyboard, and mouse!Oh, Ruby is not included.
It's no different from a few years ago when you had "nVidia SLI Certified" DDR2...nVidia branded/styled cases, nVidia bags, t-shirts, hats, etc...
I don't see how those DDR3 1600 can be listed as Ultra Pro when the timings are 11-11-11 which is lowest standard of JEDEC for DDR3 1600. A company branding their ram as Ultra Pro i'd expect it to be 8-8-8 for DDR3 1600 not 11-11-11.
You can get Radeon RAM at NCIX.COM http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=62322 for like $10 each
$10 for 2GB, so $5 per GB. With those timings it won't show up in a gaming machine, but at that price is would be possible for office machines or even HTPCs. 4 sticks for (about) $50 including taxes and shipping, no reason to not max out system memory.
Now if they could just work on the timings at that same price per GB.
This may be a case of someone at AMD ordering a ton of non branded memory from china and slapping a radeon sticker and quadrupling the price.
Only idiots would go for brand name over quality are going to buy those...
I slightly agree with this, but then again, I went with a pure AMD/ATI system over, Intel/Nvidia, or AMD/Nvidia, only because I don't have a particular likeness for either Intel nor Nvidia, so in short, I chose brand name over performance