nVidia Geforce 8=Ageia PhysX

[quadroplex780]

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Video card giant NVIDIA, which completed the acquisition of AGEIA Technologies the day before, is now starting to port AGEIA's PhysX engine software to run on its GeForce 8 cards, according to The Tech Report. During a financial call, NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hseun Huang revealed that the ported engine will bring enhanced physics capabilities to all of the company's existing GeForce 8 cards.
We're working toward the physics-engine-to-CUDA port as we speak. And we intend to throw a lot of resources at it. You know, I wouldn't be surprised if it helps our GPU sales even in advance of [the port's completion]. The reason is, [it's] just gonna be a software download. Every single GPU that is CUDA-enabled will be able to run the physics engine when it comes... Every one of our GeForce 8-series GPUs runs CUDA.

Huang also added that the integration shall encourage people to spend more on graphics processing hardware, and maybe start to buy two or three graphics cards, where one of them will work for physics only.

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[utsav]

Great news

 

[quadroplex780]

Though PhysX processing can be done on 1 card 2 GPU(s) of the same kind may not be necessary for increasing PhysX performance u may also buy 1 high end and another mid end card and then force the PhysX processing on mid range card or u can buy another low end card for physX processing.

 

[sachin_kothari]

every time i want to buy a graphics card, something pops up and delays my plan. so will wait again.

 

[nvidia]

every time i want to buy a graphics card, something pops up and delays my plan. so will wait again.

You dont have to wait... They have mentioned that it is only a software update...

 

[The Conqueror]

Great news..

 

[naveen_reloaded]

hoooooo... atleast we wont we paying extra to get that ageia card..

good move..

 

[sachin_kothari]

You dont have to wait... They have mentioned that it is only a software update...

Its not only about this thing.
There are loads of regular updates in hardware which makes me delay my decision.
Anyways now planning to buy a laptop.
Keeping an eye in Mobile Monsters section

 

[nvidia]

^^Its everlasting... Anything you buy will be outdated in less than 6 months..

 

[Voldy]

@ sachin kothari
friend u cant stop the race of technology its a evolutionary process

 

[x3060]

and a good way to empty your pocket before you even realize it too

 

[vish786]

every time i want to buy a graphics card, something pops up and delays my plan. so will wait again.

then neither you can play nor ur kids

 

[ashok jain]

Good !