Samsung company promised to demonstrate in this month the models of memory with type GDDR-4, capable of working at the effective frequency 4.0 GHz DDR. On the official site samsung it is possible to reveal the press release, in which it was discussed the increase in transmission speed by 66% in comparison with serially produced memory of type GDDR-4.
If we consider that the new memory works at the effective frequency 4.0 GHz DDR, then in the most rapid series GDDR-4 are used microcircuits, which work at the frequency 2.4 GHz DDR. It is necessary to say that this does not entirely correspond to reality, since on the site of producer are mentioned microcircuits GDDR-4 with effective frequency 2.8 GHz DDR. Obviously, they are not supplied in the mass order, since even announced for a while back memory with frequency 3.33 GHz DDR in the documentation samsung is not mentioned.
In any case, contemporary video card do not use memory type GDDR-4, on product on name radeon x1950 XTX it operates at frequency 2.0 GHz DDR only . However, this does not interfere with Samsung expressing with confidence that in the following year demand on GDDR-4 will noticeably grow. The models of new memory type will begin to be proceed by video card producers already in this month.
Let us note that acceleration by 66% did not pass without leaving a trace in the energy consumption - the voltage of supply for memory grew from 1.8 v to 2.0-2.1 v. the appearance of more rapid memory type GDDR-4 can contribute to reduction in prices of slower memory, and this beneficially will affect the market for graphic card. For example, some experts express apprehension with the use of video cards series radeon x2900 for memory type GDDR-4: with the present situation , the market will give the possibility to NVIDIA to reduce prices of its video card series geForce 8800, which use cheaper memory of type GDDR- 3.
According to the forecasts Of samsung, the memory of type GDDR-4 can reach frequencies on the order of 5.0 GHz DDR, and its turn in in 2008-2009 the following generation - GDDR- 5 will replace the GDDR-4 memory .