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Five Nvidia CUDA-Enabled Apps Tested

crazipper writes "Much fuss has been made about Nvidia's CUDA technology and its general-purpose computing potential. Now, in 2009, a steady stream of launches from third-party software developers sees CUDA gaining traction at the mainstream. Tom's Hardware takes five of the most interesting desktop apps with CUDA support and compares the speed-up yielded by a pair of mainstream GPUs versus a CPU-only. Not surprisingly, depending on the workload you throw at your GPU, you'll see results ranging from average to downright impressive."

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  1. Tom's Hardware by sexconker · · Score: 0, Troll

    Totally not a biased, money-hatted site. Totally. Trust us.

    (Not saying they're biased in this case, but because of the bullshit they've pulled in the past I'll never visit their site again.)