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3DLabs Launching New GPU
h0tblack writes "...or VPU as they've seen fit to call it. The Register is reporting that 3DLabs will be releasing the P10 later this year. It's targeted at workstation and gaming markets with OpenGl2.0 and DX9 drivers having been seeded to developers already. Could be interesting as 3DLabs have been one of the key players in the development of OpenGL2.0. The P10 has over 200 SIMD processors throughout its geometry, texture and pixel processing pipeline stages to deliver over 170Gflops and one TeraOp of programmable graphics performance together with a full 256-bit DDR memory interface for up to 20GBytes/sec of memory bandwidth. More info can be found in the press release." There are also examinations of the new chip on Anandtech, Tom's Hardware, and no doubt many other hardware sites too.
Its look like some one try to re invent AMIGA...
Damn why we spend these bucks that PC architecture...
Capitalism...
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Extra! Extra! Linux ported to GPU!
Really, these things are getting massively more complicated than your ordinary P4 or Athlon.
And think; There's one less layer between the OS and the framebuffer!
"Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus."
High end? MySQL? BWAHAHAHA! Good one.
how about we just give you a GF2 with the XF86_SVGA server and we'll just RIP THE FAN OFF FOR YOU!
there you go! you're welcome!
oh, you DIDN'T want it to catch on fire...
-c
how many next-gen cards have come out since bit-boys said that they've reached silicon stages are are persuing a fab plant? hahahaha... Oy!
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Carmack also said that Doom 3 won't have the frantic pace of the Original Doom or Quake, but rather a more cinematic moody feel. So 30 FPS should be acceptable (Movies are less than tat)
It's not a less decent monitor, it's a monitor with built-in natural anti-aliasing!
And the kernel option of the future is...
Processor type and features
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Floating point emulation? [y/N]
Floating point acceleration via 3dLabs VPU? [Y/n]
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