PS3 Linux Performs Real Time Ray Tracing

fistfullast33l writes "A video posted on You Tube shows three PS3s networked together to perform Real Time Ray Tracing. Keep in mind that PS3 Linux runs in a hypervisor, so the RSX graphics chip is not being used at all. Even more impressive, PS3 Fanboy is reporting that Linux also limits the number of SPEs to 6 at once, so not all the horsepower on each of the PS3s is being utilized. According to the You Tube Summary, IBM Cell SDK 2.0 is being used for the IBM Interactive Ray-tracer (iRT). This apparently was done by the same team that presented a tech demo at GDC 2007 of a Linux PS3 rendering a 3 million polygon scene in real time at 1080p resolution."

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Wow that's just great

[dethndrek]

So when exactly will PS3 actually have any GAMES worth playing? I don't care if it can prognosticate the weather for all planetary ecosystems in the universe 10,000 years into the future...I just want to play 1 game that doesn't suck on it. Just one. Anybody? Forget it.

Re:I'd buy.

[Broken scope]

So what happens when your entertainment center catches fire from the heat of running 4 ps3s. What do you tell your power company when the meter is worn out.



(For the on guy who will take this wrong. Im joking. The same thing would happen with 4 360's its a joke)