Boosting graphics performance
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I discovered these articles this morning, I thought I'd share it here.
@unknownuser said:
The HYDRA Engine by Lucid is a patented system-on-a-chip designed to boost graphic performance in any multi-GPU environment, from mainstream to the most complex. Placed between a PC's chipset and GPUs, the HYDRA Engine smartly directs graphic processing traffic between the GPUs, using several intelligent parallelization algorithms. The result? Lower costs, better graphics, more responsiveness, and more power and fun for you - even with the most complex 3D scenes, animations or car chases frenetically flashing across your screen.
@unknownuser said:
Nvidia and AMD's multi-GPU solutions, SLI and Crossfire respectively, are full of ups and downs and while their progress seems to be rather slow, one Israel-based company, Lucid is saying that revolution is just one chip away. Backed by investors like Giza Venture Capital, Genesis Partners and Intel Capital, Lucid is saying that is has built a solution that will "radically improve graphics performance for any kind of PC."
It seems to be aimed at gaming applications, but it seems promising as it supports both OpenGL and DirectX. I wonder what retail cost would be like, probably an arm and a leg (and both kidneys).
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being single stream/strand, does this pose a real significance to SU??
Mike RL
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@basic.woodworks said:
being single stream/strand, does this pose a real significance to SU??
Well, I'd think so seeing that SU performs well with systems with a lot of GPU power. So, its as significant the difference between running SU on an old nVidia Ti4200 and running SU on an nVidia 8800 GTX Ultra superclocked - that's my take on it.
Of course there is the matter regarding CPU power to consider as well, lots of CPU power (higher clocked CPU's specifically) seem to benefit SU more than multicore CPU's ATM. But this has absolutely f-all to do with the topic.
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I've read something about it too. Sounds like Hydra can actually linearly scale up multiple GPUs. Very exciting stuff. Any idea when this technology might mature to the market?
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Seems like only in 2009. Below is quoted from the Lucid Technologies link I provided.
@unknownuser said:
We'll soon have more to share about HYDRA Engine technology and how it helps harness the true power of multi-GPU computing. Watch for partner announcements and consumer product availability coming in 2009!
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Cool thnx!
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