OT: very fast AMD chipset

Serena wrote on 11/8/2007, 9:28 PM
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,139413-c,amd/article.html100 x faster than dual core Opteron[/link] sounds mighty wonderful, even at $2000, particularly as we head into high resolution and greater bit depth. But there is an awful catch: the software has to be written to use the chipset, which isn't something likely very soon (because not many users will have it in their system).

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TheHappyFriar wrote on 11/8/2007, 9:38 PM
i'm pretty sure that's not an issue. no different then programming for 64-bit vs 32-bit: you just need people who want it.
RexA wrote on 11/9/2007, 3:09 AM
"no different then programming for"

This mistake is extremely common these days but...
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Than-and-Then
Steven Myers wrote on 11/9/2007, 3:37 AM
"no different then programming for"

That's nice. Trouble is, the correct way is "different from."
farss wrote on 11/9/2007, 5:05 AM
Quite apart from the abuse of the language the statement is I think incorrect. Programming for these devices is not a trivial issue at all.

Bob.
Cliff Etzel wrote on 11/9/2007, 6:50 AM
So anyone have an ETA on AMD beginning shipment of their desktop Quadcores??? I can't seem to find anything via google.

Cliff Etzel
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TheHappyFriar wrote on 11/9/2007, 6:53 AM
you guys really oversimplified what I meant.

There's "normal" windows 32-bit programming. Type. Compile Run. No extra compile options. No extra headers. etc.

to use 64-bit you need to program differently.
to use multi-threading you need to program differently.
to user RISC you need to program differently.
to use GPL acceleration you need to program differently.
to use multi-monitor you need to program differently.
to use a non-windows supported device you need to program differently.
to use SSE2 you need to program differently.

the AMD chipset is no different than that. It's just another thing that would require special programming just like everything else.
rmack350 wrote on 11/9/2007, 7:46 AM
I'm afraid it's actually kind of old news. They've been demoing stream processors for a little while now and I was quacking about it here since AMD's "announcement" at NAB.

Bot AMD and NVIDIA have GPU coprocessor projects running, with ATI seeming to be a bit farther along.

I'm going to make a prediction that you'll see these in high end compositing and grading systems before you see it in Vegas. Easy prediction, but at $2000.00, you'll be getting these as part of turnkey packages in 64-bit systems.

Rob