When these babies first hit the market some 7-8 months ago I was very intrigued by the concept of a Physics dedicated processing unit. Really these cards are actually mini-GPUs that dedicate their attention and power to rendering visuals like smoke, dust, debris, bullet casings, ect. Equally as important as what It currently does, is what it is supposed to do in the future. That games are apparently to be developed to directly utilize this technology, thus effectively creating more realistic physics and peripheral effects. Though unfortuntely, it seems as though there is very little if anything currently under developement.
My main point of interest regarding the product is its ability to increase overall graphical performance. Since the addin card occupies a standard PCI slot, it wouldnt conflict with an SLI or crossfire situation. Furthermore as the card would concentrate on processing physics, it would allow the GPU and CPU to focus more on processing other game qualities, as they no longer need to process physics and other peripheral effects.
Does anyone own one of these babies? Id love to hear some comments on whether or not they boost graphical performance. I would also be interested in hearing about any software under development that would use the PhysX card.
My main point of interest regarding the product is its ability to increase overall graphical performance. Since the addin card occupies a standard PCI slot, it wouldnt conflict with an SLI or crossfire situation. Furthermore as the card would concentrate on processing physics, it would allow the GPU and CPU to focus more on processing other game qualities, as they no longer need to process physics and other peripheral effects.
Does anyone own one of these babies? Id love to hear some comments on whether or not they boost graphical performance. I would also be interested in hearing about any software under development that would use the PhysX card.