is physx necessary?

[balaje]

is physx necessary?if yes
do i need to buy nvidia graphics card why not amd

 

[Mike_105]

I don't know that physx is worth the extra cost. Necessary defiantly not. Not many games out there support it, its just more of a bonus for the games that do. Its not something i would consider when choosing a new card.

 

[nikaldro]

PhysX only works with nvidia cards, but it isn't necessary at all. In fact, only a few games use PhysX.

 

[renz496]

Depends on you really. You want to play games that support gpu PhysX with PhysX effect? Then get nvidia gpu. If you think you can make do without those effect? Then just get what ever gpu you like to purchase.

 

[Vighnesh Misal]

is physx necessary?if yes
do i need to buy nvidia graphics card why not amd

PhysX increases the level of eye candy. Like realistic explosions and stuff. I mean if you are a graphics person who has a keen eye for realistic detail then PhysX is meant for you. Personally I don't have time to admire the beauty of graphics in the middle of an intense gunfight.

AMD gpus don't support PhysX so you would need to buy an Nvidia card for that.

 

[17seconds]

If one card supports PhysX and the other one doesn't, why get the other one?

 

[clonazepam]

It's "Gameworks" now more than just Physx. Here's the basics. Developers don't want to spend the time and money to create their own visual effects, like realistic cloth, smoke, hair, particle explosions, etc. Nvidia's right there to offer a set a tools they can "drop in" and get those things. Thing is, some developers are better or worse than others at using and implementing these tools. Its one of those things that helps get games out quicker and inexpensively.

Its also advantageous to Nvidia. The source code availability is negotiated on a case by case basis with the developer. AMD relies on source code optimization for the best performance at launch and beyond. This is where the advantage comes in. AMD can't always get the full access they would like. Nvidia tends to lean more on driver optimization for their gains.

At the end of the day, I see Nvidia as doing more for the developers and their bottom lines, that allow more time, effort, and money into the things that really matter to the game. I see AMD as the hardware vendor with a "me too" product, doing far less for the community as a whole from the initial creation of IP to the end, released product.

I support Nvidia because they support developers. I mean seriously, coding smoke, accurate shadows and other nonsense seems pretty mundane. They should be coding cool stuff.