Sapphire to Launch 2GB Radeon HD 4870
"Sapphire representatives have confirmed that the company's Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870, 2048MB GDDR5 card should be available shortly.
The card has VGA, DVI, HDMI, uses the PCIe 2.0 interface and boasts a fancy new Vapor-X cooler look. This will be a nice refreshment to the RV770 chip that should last just a few more months, better said weeks, as the new and a bit faster 55nm faster card is just around the corner.
The card is already listed here, and it will be selling for €250 .
Re: Sapphire to Launch 2GB Radeon HD 4870
There are little ways to use the extra RAM. You might bump the resolution, use higher AA or even set all the shadow maps of your games to a larger size, but in the end, it's unlikely that you'll use the 2GB of memory, but if it makes you feel good, go for it