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10th January 2009, 15:54 | #1 |
Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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| AMD Plans 1,000-GPU Supercomputer For Games, Cloud AMD is planning to use over 1,000 Radeon HD 4870 GPUs to create a supercomputer capable of processing one petaflop, which the company says will make 'cloud' computing a reality. When it's built later this year, the Fusion Render Cloud will be available as an online powerhorse for a variety of people, from gamers to 3D animators. The company claims that it could 'deliver video games, PC applications and other graphically-intensive applications through the Internet "cloud" to virtually any type of mobile device with a web browser.' The idea is that the Fusion Render Cloud will do all the hard work, so all you need is a machine capable of playing back the results, saving battery life and the need for ever greater processing power. AMD also says that the supercomputer will 'enable remote real-time rendering of film and visual effects graphics on an unprecedented scale.' Meanwhile, game developers would be able to use the supercomputer to quickly develop games, and also 'serve up virtual world games with unlimited photo-realistic detail.' The supercomputer will be powered by OTOY software, which allows you to render 3D visuals in your browser via streaming, compressed online data. http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl...11250&from=rss
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| At least it may have a chance of playing Crysis at highest settings |
10th January 2009, 20:49 | #3 |
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| More like a gaming hub where you connect to with your portable and play games at highest settings via wireless video stream Imagine yourself on a train station deciding which wagon you would like to sit, the Crysis-wagon in front of you or would you rather spend some time between the Warcraft freeks at the back... |
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