difference between single and dual pipe video card

hey i've noticed that there's a single and dual pipe version of the go7900gs and just wondering what if any is the difference performance wise and what those pipes mean.

 

Hi,
I believe that the single/dual pipe refers to cooling of the graphics card. I.E the single pipe only has one pipe coming out of it to cool it, the dual has two. Performance wise i dont think there is going to be a difference, however the 7900 single pipe will get hotter, and will be less overclockable.

Gethin

 

um Gethin....i think that you are wrong there.....i think it is more likely talking about the pipelines of the graphics card. so instead of single pipelines there are dual pipelines for data to travel on.....just think of it as a single lane road versus a double lane road........more data travel=more performance

 

I'm afraid Gethin is right, the dual/single pipe refers to the heatpipes that come with the graphics card. Dual pipe allows the card to run cooler.

Don't know what you mean by single and dual pipes, pixel pipelines come in quad configuration these days.

 

well.......it is pretty confusing!

 

It is confusing, heatpipes aren't generally mentioned when talking about graphics cards on laptops. One would like to assume that it will be adequately cooled when you buy it. Wasn't the case with the single pipe 7900GS go.

 

wierd !

normally they talk about the specs of the graphics card...so thats why i was assuming that they were talking about pixel pipes or somethings

 

Initially from the thread title I thought he meant SLI, and was getting confused with Single card and Dual card setup.