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    PhysX software for notebooks?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by devilcm3, Jul 8, 2008.

  1. devilcm3

    devilcm3 Notebook Deity

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    i wonder if the nvidia physx software is also compatible with nvidia mobile GPUs?
    and which driver is compatible with the software?

    thanks in advance :D
     
    devilcm3, Jul 8, 2008
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  2. Harleyquin07

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    Not yours unfortunately, not yet anyway. So far the PhysX drivers work only for the current top of the line Nvidia GPUs like the GTX280.
     
    Harleyquin07, Jul 8, 2008
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  3. sujinge9

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    The geforce 8s are based on the cuda architecture and it will support it eventially when NVIDIA releases support for it. They are doing it in a teired basis with the gtxs first, then 9s, then maybe 8.
     
    sujinge9, Jul 8, 2008
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  4. devilcm3

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    oh...thx for the information :)
    i appreciate it :D
     
    devilcm3, Jul 8, 2008
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  5. Zee_Ukrainian

    Zee_Ukrainian Notebook Evangelist

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    How much extra space does the PhysX hardware take?
     
    Zee_Ukrainian, Jul 8, 2008
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  6. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    PhysX is being implemented via the CUDA architecture that is built into the GPUs.
     
    Greg, Jul 8, 2008
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  7. Zee_Ukrainian

    Zee_Ukrainian Notebook Evangelist

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    That's nice considering that for the desktop it was a seperate card.
     
    Zee_Ukrainian, Jul 8, 2008
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  8. lord_shar

    lord_shar Notebook Consultant

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    Even in my XPS M1730, PhysX is still a separate card :D
     
    lord_shar, Jul 8, 2008
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  9. Zee_Ukrainian

    Zee_Ukrainian Notebook Evangelist

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    That is a large notebook though, so I'm not surprised that it can fit it. Man I'm just drooling at your M1730....mmmm...8800 SLI....
     
    Zee_Ukrainian, Jul 8, 2008
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  10. KGann

    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    But see, you will most likely see better performance, as the Physics are offloaded from the CPU and GPU to the PPU.
     
    KGann, Jul 8, 2008
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  11. saintalfonzo

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    what games other than crysis actually utilize the phys x card?
     
    saintalfonzo, Jul 8, 2008
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  12. KGann

    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    I believe Rainbow Six, UT3, there are some others. (Crysis uses it's own Physics system)
     
    KGann, Jul 8, 2008
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  13. Zee_Ukrainian

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    I know that Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 1 & 2 use it.
     
    Zee_Ukrainian, Jul 9, 2008
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  14. KGann

    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    So I guess the TC games in general...
     
    KGann, Jul 9, 2008
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  15. Prasad

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    Yeah... GRAW2 uses it AFAIK.... especially the map "AGEIA Island" or PhysX Island or something like that.... which only runs with PhysX hardware.... and it's basically like a less beautiful version of Crysis. ;)
     
    Prasad, Jul 9, 2008
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  16. Zee_Ukrainian

    Zee_Ukrainian Notebook Evangelist

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    Wow. Can you say advertisement? LOL!
     
    Zee_Ukrainian, Jul 9, 2008
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