NVIDIA Removes Restriction on ATI GPUs with NVIDIA GPUs Processing PhysX

jmke · 28th May 2010, 15:32

NVIDIA has reportedly removed the driver-level code which restricts users from having an NVIDIA GeForce GPU process PhysX with an ATI Radeon GPU in the lead, processing graphics. Version 257.15 Beta of the GeForce drivers brought about this change. Possible commercial interests may have played NVIDIA's previous decision to prevent the use of GeForce GPUs to process PhysX with ATI Radeon GPUs, where users could buy an inexpensive GeForce GPU to go with a high-end DirectX 11 compliant Radeon GPU, thereby reducing NVIDIA's margins, though officially NVIDIA maintained that the restriction was in place to ensure Quality Assurance. The present move also seems to have commercial interests in mind, as NVIDIA could clear inventories of GeForce GPUs at least to users of ATI Radeon GPUs. NVIDIA replenished its high-end offering recently with the DirectX 11 compliant GeForce 400 series GPUs.

http://www.techpowerup.com/123304/NV...ing_PhysX.html

thorgal · 28th May 2010, 21:22

it's a bug, not a feature

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3744/n...-not-a-feature

jmke · 28th May 2010, 22:29

crap

jmke · 30th May 2010, 09:52

Quote:

A lot of you have been asking about PhysX and the 257.15 beta driver we posted on Monday. First off it is true that PhysX is enabled when running on NVIDIA GPUs when AMD GPUs are used in the same system. PhysX is a compelling technology that makes PC games great – I am not surprised our fans are eager for it. When using this beta driver no additional hacks are required to enable PhysX. While it was not intentional, due to the overwhelming positive response to the beta driver we have decided to leave the beta up with support enabled.

http://blogs.nvidia.com/ntersect/201...support-1.html

thorgal · 30th May 2010, 10:00

This is getting ridiculous. Make up your minds nvidia!

jmke · 30th May 2010, 11:13

they did, you'll never see a final or windows certified driver with it enabled

28th May 2010, 15:32	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,019	NVIDIA Removes Restriction on ATI GPUs with NVIDIA GPUs Processing PhysX NVIDIA has reportedly removed the driver-level code which restricts users from having an NVIDIA GeForce GPU process PhysX with an ATI Radeon GPU in the lead, processing graphics. Version 257.15 Beta of the GeForce drivers brought about this change. Possible commercial interests may have played NVIDIA's previous decision to prevent the use of GeForce GPUs to process PhysX with ATI Radeon GPUs, where users could buy an inexpensive GeForce GPU to go with a high-end DirectX 11 compliant Radeon GPU, thereby reducing NVIDIA's margins, though officially NVIDIA maintained that the restriction was in place to ensure Quality Assurance. The present move also seems to have commercial interests in mind, as NVIDIA could clear inventories of GeForce GPUs at least to users of ATI Radeon GPUs. NVIDIA replenished its high-end offering recently with the DirectX 11 compliant GeForce 400 series GPUs. http://www.techpowerup.com/123304/NV...ing_PhysX.html __________________

28th May 2010, 21:22	#2
thorgal [M] Reviewer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,887	it's a bug, not a feature http://www.anandtech.com/show/3744/n...-not-a-feature __________________

28th May 2010, 22:29	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,019	crap __________________

30th May 2010, 10:00	#5
thorgal [M] Reviewer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,887	This is getting ridiculous. Make up your minds nvidia! __________________

30th May 2010, 11:13	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,019	they did, you'll never see a final or windows certified driver with it enabled __________________

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