ATi Dual 2600XT

[NoStateofMind]

ATi Dual 2600XT

Its amazing that there aren't more companies making dual chip video cards. You would think this technology would have come to the latest generation much sooner. Hell the Voodoo5 5500 had two Gpu's and that was like 8 years ago.

"GeCube?s Gemini 3 Radeon HD 2600 XT X2 graphics cards (GC-D26XT2-F5) are equipped with two ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT (RV630) GPUs clocked at 800MHz and either 512MB (256MB per chip) or 1GB (512MB per chip) of 1.0GHz GDDR2 memory. The card support four dual-link DVI connectors with multiplexed HDMI signals as well as HDCP support. GeCube does not mention whether the new dual-GPU graphics board can operate in all types of mainboards with PCI Express x16 slot, or compatibility will be limited to those that support multi-GPU technologies.."

 

[Fenixgoon]

#1 - how much does it cost?

#2 - DDR2, ewwwww.

#3 - something tells me it will end up priced around R600 pro, which will probably pwn the 2600 X2

the idea of using cheaper cores isnt bad though. but scaling/pricing needs to be there to make it a worthwhile purchase.

 

[NoStateofMind]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
#1 - how much does it cost?

#2 - DDR2, ewwwww.

#3 - something tells me it will end up priced around R600 pro, which will probably pwn the 2600 X2

the idea of using cheaper cores isnt bad though. but scaling/pricing needs to be there to make it a worthwhile purchase.

I agree with everything you say. What I want to know is, why hasn't ATi done a dual 2900XT? Would the cooler required be bigger than most high performance CPU HSF's?