AMD Shows First OpenCL-Based Game Physics: Havok Cloth™

Game physics demonstration using OpenCL shows the future of ATI Stream technology, Open standards based development where workloads can be directed at CPU and/or GPU resources to achieve optimal performance.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• AMD
• ATI
• Stream
• GPU
• physics
• OpenCL
• Havok
• Cloth

[zeealpal]

2 4890's in XFIRE (which actually works unlike SLI) cheaper and faster than GTX295 ATI FTW!!!

[ryta1203]

Sadly, I live in a world where money matters. The term "best" is relative and to me it means the most bang for my buck, which is AMD/ATI hands down (especially now since the 5870 is out and the Phenom IIs OC like mad).

[webDes33]

3 years later it's not used...

[RainbowRoan]

nVidia always say this about their new release : 'it's the fastest graphics card in the world and always will be.' They even said that with the 9600gt.

[terorvlad]

@talibala that's because not everyone has steam... You don't need it to browse the internet, work in 3dmax etc.. and since most pleople don't game, they buy the cheaper card or the fastest, which at the moment is ATI. But liking a company or not is a personal matter. I personaly prefer ATI for the cheap prices and good performace because here in Romania prices are 25% higher than U.S. or anywhere else. I am thinking to which to Nvidia when a decently priced product will come out...

[talibala]

@terorvlad I trust more Steam surveys, which say 59.11% own an Nvidia card, 32.98% owns an AMD/ATI card, Intel 6,22% and Other 1,69%. Right now the single PCI lane card is AMD radeon 6990 but it is dual GPU card and beats the GTX 590 easily. However GTX 580 is still the fastest one GPU card and the fastest dual card setup.

[halfhappy117]

WOW soooo many ATI fanboys trollin, and all u people sayin nvidia cant oc, well my gtx 460 is stock 700mhz and im gettin 910 mhz stable, at max temp of 58 deg with air cooling, so quit hatin!!

[terorvlad]

@talibala You forgot about 5970. And after a pool made on 3dgameman forums , around 60 % ppl have ati, 37% nvidia. And how do you call Nvidia not allowing physx with a nvidia and ati card in the same pc ? I am supporting ATI because as I said : If someone wants to play a game at max settings, by choosing ati he doesn't need to sell his house to get the money. Nvidia is just like Mac: 5% more performance, 140% higher price. We'll see how things are after Ati and intel working on Havok engine.

[talibala]

@terorvlad Actually ATI rejected the Nvidia's offer for physX.

Most people have got an Nvidia card too. GTX 580 is the fastest card on the planet in the time this was written.

I own a 4870HD, for your info... Fanboy.

[terorvlad]

I really Really support ATI for not beeing Greedy like the "green team". Examples of greediness :

-3D glasses Nvidia only

-Physx only on Nvidia

-Huge ass prices

-Optimizing games for themself (not thinking that most ppl have ATI cuz maybe they don't want to sell their house to buy a fermi)

-"We've got the fastest single-gpu and we always will" Duhh, but we got the fastest video card.

[Saint924]

I've built many computers within the past 12 years. Using both competitors. And honestly Nvidia has some good performance no doubt about that... but you spend so much on there cards and they overheat like mad even with fantastic cooling and die out earlyer then ATI. And intel... no doubt that there chips are the lead.. but you spend so much money on them!... AMD is half price to close enough performance and you can overclock cause they stay so damn cool. If you have the cash ok but if not AMD.

[GubKnocker]

@trecool9992 I think its just based on preference on each company. Each side has fanboys. I have an Nvidia card right now, and am upgrading and so I am going to try out a Radeon.