Add Another Core for Faster Graphics

Dzonatas writes "Need a reason for extra cores inside your box? How about faster graphics. Unlike traditional faster GPUs, raytraced graphics scale with extra cores. Brett Thomas writes in his article Parallel Worlds on Bit-Tech, 'But rather than working on that advancement, most of the commercial graphics industry has been intent on pushing raster-based graphics as far as they could go. Research has been slow in raytracing, whereas raster graphic research has continued to be milked for every approximate drop it closely resembles being worth. Of course, it is to be expected that current technology be pushed, and it was a bit of a pipe dream to think that the whole industry should redesign itself over raytracing.' A report by Intel about Ray Tracing shows that a single P4 3.2Ghz is capable of 100 million raysegs, which gives a comfortable 30fps. Intel further states 450 million raysegs is when it gets 'interesting.' Also, quad cores are dated to be available around the turn of the year. Would octacores bring us dual screen or separate right/left real-time raytraced 3D?"

Comments

need a reason

[b1ufox]

Need a reason for extra cores inside your box? No :)

How many do I need

[Moraelin]

Lemme see, at this rate I'll need: 9 cores for the raytracer, 7 cores for the physics simulation, 5 for the AI, 3 for the OS, and of course

One core to rule them all
One core to find them
One core to bring them all
And in the darkness bind them ;)

Re:How many do I need

[Freaky Spook]

One core to rule them all

One core to find them

One core to bring them all

And in the darkness bind them

You just installed Vista onto that rig didn't you

*Ducks*

Re:How many do I need

[legoburner]

Lemme see, at this rate I'll need: 9 cores for the raytracer, 7 cores for the physics simulation, 5 for the AI, 3 for the OS

Yeah, but asteroids will look AMAZING!

Re:How many do I need

[Anonymous Coward]

It doesn't meet the minimum system requirements for Vista

Re:"entirely vectors"

[pimpimpim]

No, ray tracing is all about searching databases for ray-object intersections.

So the choice for php+sql might not be such a bad idea after all ;)

Re:Put it on the GPU

[JohnPM]

The problem with raytracing researchers is that they are incredibly myopic.
Yes but myopia would seem to be one of those problems that ray tracing would be much better at solving since it can handle refraction directly.