I saw a prototype of the SGI / nVidia setup at the Sydney linux expo yesterday. Compared the the AMD / GeForce / Win32 setup the Intel / SGI box was half the speed:( The AMD was at 1Ghz and the Intel was 'an unspecified speed' but still, looks like some more work to be done. For the record a 1024x768x32 timedemo 1 in Quake3 on the AMD was 72+FPS, the SGI was 32 at same res & colour depth.
Agreed. I think the Mindcraft (and other tests showing relativly poor linux performance) is really great for pushing development ahead. Among the FUD on the MS page in response to the Mindcraft (and other) benchmarks there are some valid points that I hope can be addressed with the newer kernels like filesystem and memory shortcommings.
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I got an email back from Jon Taylor the man hired by Creative Labs to do the linux driver work. He told me that he'd like to see all cards supported but can't imagine Creative Labs will pay him to help out the competition, and fair 'nuff I suppose.
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I saw a prototype of the SGI / nVidia setup at the Sydney linux expo yesterday. Compared the the AMD / GeForce / Win32 setup the Intel / SGI box was half the speed :( The AMD was at 1Ghz and the Intel was 'an unspecified speed' but still, looks like some more work to be done. For the record a 1024x768x32 timedemo 1 in Quake3 on the AMD was 72+FPS, the SGI was 32 at same res & colour depth.
Agreed.
I think the Mindcraft (and other tests showing relativly poor linux performance) is really great for pushing development ahead.
Among the FUD on the MS page in response to the Mindcraft (and other) benchmarks there are some valid points that I hope can be addressed with the newer kernels like filesystem and memory shortcommings.
------ Live free or Die!
I got an email back from Jon Taylor the man hired
by Creative Labs to do the linux driver work.
He told me that he'd like to see all cards
supported but can't imagine Creative Labs will
pay him to help out the competition, and fair
'nuff I suppose.