Headlines - NVIDIA to introduce PhysX support with the 9800 GTX+

[HEXUS]

NVIDIA's Forceware 177.39 driver will introduce PhysX support to an array of GeForce cards and promises a "terrific performance boost".

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[kalniel]

Well yes, using the GPU to accelerate a CPU only benchmark when no other demands are being made on it will of course give a very nice synthentic benchmark boost

What happens when you have to divert GPU calculations in order to do physics though?

[Tarinder]

And just how well does the card switch from one API to another, on the fly?

PhysX is enabled via CUDA and most games via D3D. The architecture will need to arbitrate between the two on a near-instant basis.

UT3 will be interesting.

[directhex]

i wonder if this'll go into their linux driver

[Tarinder]

I'm in the process of finding out.

[!TIMMY!]

This could sway people to not buy the new 4850/4870's if NVIDIA get this right.

[SirLamer]

Does this mean that GeForce 8 series cards and the 9800 GX2 are not going to support PhysX?

[Agent]

i wonder if this'll go into their linux driver

Could be an answer to the Linux UT3 client if so?

Not that it matters....UT3 isn't very good

[directhex]

Could be an answer to the Linux UT3 client if so?

Not that it matters....UT3 isn't very good

i still want the chance to play it & decide for myself that it sucks

and use it for benchmarking...

[TheReaFireblade]

Does this mean that GeForce 8 series cards and the 9800 GX2 are not going to support PhysX?

Here's the answer...

At this moment, PhysX support has only been enabled for those four GPU's:

GeForce GTX 280
GeForce GTX 260
GeForce 9800 GTX+
GeForce 9800 GTX


NVIDIA will progressively enable PhysX support in the other GeForce 9 and GeForce 8 graphics over the next few weeks.

[SiM]

w00t! Now we can pwn all the people who said 9800gtx is just an overclocked 8800gts

[Azza]

Here is an idea of what happens in Vantage chaps.


E2140 & 9800GTX at stock.


175.16

P4078

GPU - 4907
CPU - 2707






177.39 & PhysX driver

P6477

GPU - 5293
CPU - 19666







As you can see a very notable increase in CPU test 2 which is the physics test.

[kalniel]

w00t! Now we can pwn all the people who said 9800gtx is just an overclocked 8800gts

True, it's actually just an overpriced/oversized 9800GTX+

[Hicks12]

w00t! Now we can pwn all the people who said 9800gtx is just an overclocked 8800gts

lol, the 8800 series and 9600 are supported in this update with a little ini editing. I just installed the driver on my 8800GTS now and will be trying out the performance difference after watching rambo .

But there is a bit of a difference, the 9800GTX uses slightly better memory iirc hence the better clocking by like 50mhz, still not worth the cash except for you when you got off play .

edit: couldnt use vantage or anything but after installing the graphic quality in crysis seemed better, i tend to run at high 1680x1050 no AA but i used to be able to see lines around the objects (annoying,needed aa i think) now they are gone and images look better in general, think i got about 5fps+ increased to, stays between 45-60 fps ingame.

[Agent]

i still want the chance to play it & decide for myself that it sucks

and use it for benchmarking...

If you can find anyone to play against...

http://www.strategyinformer.com/edit...-six-months-on

500 players a night, max, worldwide. If that don't scream failure, nothing will.

UT2004 still has many more players than UT3. Its just a better game. Its *fun* UT3 just feels dead. Nothing feels right about it, which is a shame.

Look at Team Fortress 2 - As spammy as hell. A few balance issues, but playing it is fun. tons of players online most nights

[moogle]

ut2004 isn't that much further ahead..
it's still not a failure to them as they must be raking it in with developers buying their sdk to use their engine. UT99 has the most players and is still fun but the graphics take it down. I've been on the UT3 servers and there's always a game to play. I never seem to be playing on a server alone. Might be a failure in terms of buyers/players online but not for those who play