ATI Says It Can Do Physics Better Than AGEIA and NVIDIA
In an interview with FiringSquad, ATi's Will Willis has told that all important physics-engines support ATi. He reacts with that to the rumoer which nVidia these yielded caused with the notice of Havok-engine, with which video cards can be used letting settle physicist calculations by the gpu instead of by the cpu. Ours X1k-cards are pre-eminently suitable for such parallel rack work and we examine at present the possibilities physics-calculations also by CrossFire-setups letting carry out. Havok let already know that they add himself not exclusively on nVidia products - we want do no concrete promises, but you can examine yourself how this will unpack. According to Willis shines R580-core, which in X1900-cards it is processed, from in physical rack work because the 48 pixelshaders of the chip can be used. The most important advantage with respect to nVidia's 7-serie is however ' Dynamic Flow Control ', the branch prediction technology of ATi. The chips of the company are possible with threads considerably smaller along than ' competitive products ', where need be analysed much less dates. For this reason ATi-hardware in the same time more and more detailed objects can generate, like for example a human head with hear. Ageia-processor specialised in physicist calculations do not consider Willis as a serious threat. Of course their approach is interesting, but we can everything what they is possible, and frequently more efficient and more rapidly. Moreover hoef you for our solution no extra hardware to buy, and cannot say that they: Ageia-ppu try 3D-model pay to let. The largest advantage is according to him however that the video chips much are further developed. If the effectiveness of R520 lower is than those of Ageia-chip, the number of instructions that ' even is can be carried out so much higher that X1900 chopped of physics-chip make.' A disadvantage of using the gpu is of course that that less time keeps that for drawing lines and placing final details. can overcome however to become by of more than one card to use, where ATi's CrossFire-drivers it would have make possibly to use whereas for example X1900 for graphic violence, for physics calculations much can be used cheaper X1600. Because there is still but little software for the Ageia available, ATi's-sollution, which can be also used for purely graphic work, cost technical more advantageous, seem. For nVidia, which play cards for SLI equivalent necessary have, mean Ageia-cards the larger threat. Toch will have be waited how popular software with the different alternatives performs, before there a winner of physics-race can be designated.
True, but i wouldn't like having all kinds off components extrenally.
Imagine having a pc with an external gpu, soundcard and for example a psu.
Thats a lot of junk outside the trunk. :mrgreen:
uhmm... guys.. the reason you don't see to much debree is not because of a lack of physics engine.. its the lack of polygons. Also depends on if the modelers are lazy and dont create breakable models. There was nothing in that clip I havnt seen in a game before. Oh and freaking stupid flash.. that crap blew my speakers out.
ATi is full of crap. They talk big, but always deliver late. They are always a step behind nVidia.
Yes, their solution sounds better ... but it's not on the table. By the time ATi have it up and running properly with stable drivers, nVidia & Ageia will be onto the 3rd generation of PPU's. :roll:
...as for upcoming titles for Ageia, having UT2007 means all the games that will use that engine should support a PPU.... and a *lot* of games use the Unreal engines.
[quote]ATi is full of crap. They talk big, but always deliver late. They are always a step behind nVidia.
Yes, their solution sounds better ... but it's not on the table. By the time ATi have it up and running properly with stable drivers, nVidia & Ageia will be onto the 3rd generation of PPU's. :roll:
...as for upcoming titles for Ageia, having UT2007 means all the games that will use that engine should support a PPU.... and a *lot* of games use the Unreal engines.
:cry: :cry: :cry: Nooo, please. Why. :cry: :cry: :cry:
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