fatslob-:O on 30 April 2016
| Soundwave said: Maybe Nintendo can get a price cut on it since they are locked in to use it for another 4-5 year minimum, so maybe the supplier would be willing to take a little less upfront knowing they will have regular shipments for the next several years. This is probably how Sony got 8GB of GDDR5 which seemed crazy for 2013. |
I doubt any of the JEDEC members who produce memory modules would give Nintendo an overly sweet deal when Nintendo themselves have yet to be convinced that they can sell enough home consoles for HBM to be bought in bulk to make it worthwhile ...
Getting 8GB of GDDR5 wasn't too far off compared to getting 8GB of HBM ...
HBM is currently exclusive for chips that measure over 400mm^2 like the GP100 or Fiji ...
