Since Intel cpus support ddr4, when will we see amds stuff using it concidering that there now out classed APUs are still using ddr3 and ddr4 is WAYYYYYYYYY faster, how will this adaptation work?
Most likely you will see it when the Zen chipsets come out.
Well, only the X99 platform uses DDR4. Intel will bring DDR4 to the mainstream with Skylake although it may also have DDR3 capability as well. So most of Intel's stuff is using DDR3 too.
DDR4 is pretty much pointless for the average person and you will see no performance increase CPU wise. Now for an APU the GPU portion on board should benefit considerably. Although a dedicated GPU or HBM would be better.
Also DDR4 just has the potential to be faster. Some high end DDR3 kits are faster than DDR4. Plus, DDR4 will have higher CL which isn't good for some things. It's a trade off. The big thing with DDR4 is lower voltages and higher capacities.
DDR4 will becoming to AMD with the new Zen architecture and AM4 socket next year.
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Well its not going to work like magic. AMD R&D department is probably implemented or is working on implementing DDR4 into the Zen architecture.
Especially when they rumors are boasting about a 16 core CPU, 16 CPU cores not the 8 core cpu and 8 core GPU crap they branded with Kaveri.
Unfortunately we won't know until it actually comes out or is officially announced by AMD themselves.
Whenever zen comes out, but it would be really nice if there was like an FM3 socket that was ITX focused and used existing APU architecture with DDR4 memory, it might be enough to do away with mid range GPUs anyways.
Though I doubt AMD has the money for that.
And ya like some others said, DDR4 really doesn't matter for much besides the mobile market and the server market.
It will be one unified socket called AM4 for APUs and CPU only. It will use DDR4 although there are rumors, like with Skylake, it may have a DDR3 memory controller too.
ya but that's like a whole year away, I'm sure there would be some way they could adapt existing tech quickly, but alas.
really it's APUs that are going to get the biggest advantage from DDR4, unless their next generation has HBM on die.
Not really. They would need to make a motherboard with DDR4 slots and even then you'd need to buy a new CPU because the current ones don't have a DDR4 memory controller.
I suppose it's a bit more complicated ya, they'd have to build up some stock and such on modified silicon. Might work if everything were just soldered on, but what do I know.
Exactly, potential, this is the insane overclocking community, right? We take it to the brink of death!