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Five Nvidia CUDA-Enabled Apps Tested

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the need-for-speed dept.

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. *Slighty* OT but nonetheless... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    "My daddy ate my eyes."

  2. Re:Nice, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    but...does it run Linux?

    Does it matter? Linux is not anywhere close to the target market, here--not when it's still gaining traction, as the article states. It would be foolish to focus on the niche *nix platform. That'll come when the technology matures, I'm sure.

    It's safe to say that a vast majority of owners of higher-end GPUs are running Windows.

  3. 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.)