RDRAM Revisited: PS2's Narrow but High-Bandwidth Memory Gamble

RDRAM, used in Sony's PS2, offered roughly triple the bandwidth of contemporary high-end PCs, but its narrow channels, high latency and cost led to failure in the PC market—a design ahead of its time.

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