ATI unwraps first 1GB graphics card

ATI today unwrapped its latest pair of workstation-oriented graphics chips – including what it claims is the first ever board to support one gigabyte of graphics memory, the company said today. Both FireGL parts are also the first products of their class from ATI to support Shader Model 3.0.

It’s amazing to look at the box and actually see it say 1GB. I can’t still remember when 16MB on the box was the ‘ultimate’ card. Needless to say, I’m sure designers need this type of freedom, especially with todays games. You can read all about it at Reg Hardware.