The Register: Ageia PhysX Review

profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
edited May 2006 in Science & Tech
The latest news on the Ageia PhysX processor is rather mixed, but the game companies should nudge that in a decidedly positive direction once they catch up with the new technology.
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The premise of physics acceleration by dedicated hardware is a solid one. While there's always a downside to adding an extra piece of hardware to a PC to do something better - cost, noise, heat and power consumption - the upsides usually make it worthwhile.

However, much like the early days of 3D graphics, the PhysX PPU needs traction with a killer title or two to make the world sit up and notice. GR:AW isn't the one, and neither is Bet on Soldier or Rise of Nations.
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More information on Ageia is available here.

Source: The Register

Comments

  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    Haha, owned. I'd liked to have seen benchmarks of the same effects but not using the add-on processor (unless the green/black entry is that [I assumed it disabled the effects when it was turned off though], in which case - HAHAHAHAHA).
  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    im waiting for the ppu's to be integrated on the same card as the gpu and memory for one tight and clean package.
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