NVIDIA Begins To Certify Hardware For Multi-GPU Deployments

KingFishKingFish
edited November 2004 in Science & Tech
Having made graphics cards able to work in Multi-GPU mode thanks to SLI technology available and standing close to commercially release a core-logic that simplifies and enhances systems with two graphics cards, NVIDIA Corp. announced a program to certify hardware supposed to deliver SLI Multi-GPU technology to end-users.
The NVIDIA SLI certification process includes complex testing and analysis to ensure electrical, mechanical, and thermal compatibility. For PC system integrators, NVIDIA will check thermal measurements and ensure additional shock, power, and vibration tests are conducted on multiple components, including hard drives, fans, and power supplies. For application developers who wish to tune their applications to run best under SLI configurations, NVIDIA is providing performance tools and a complete SLI development system that allow their content to take advantage of additional detail levels and resolutions not previously available to single GPU systems.
What a charade. I predict plenty of problems here like, um, ATi's hardware not making the grade when it becomes available. Think this could be a knee jerk reaction to not achieving MS's WHQL certs lately? -KF

Source: X-Bit Labs

Comments

  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited November 2004
    What right does nV have to "certify" SLI video card anyways?

    I mean, Microsoft can WHQL cert. drivers for their OS, but what weight does nVidia have that allows them to tell other developers what to do with their video cards?

    That'd be like me announcing that no woman's breast is a "good" breast until I give it the certifying "squeeze test"... and nipple flick...
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    Marchitecture.
  • howeijie
    edited November 2004
    why my VGA bios cannot flash?
    it appear : UNKNOWN EEPROM
    what does this mean?
    can u help me.
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