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    Physx?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Mooglar, Jan 31, 2009.

  1. Mooglar

    Mooglar Newbie

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    Can this be installed on laptop gpu's? does anyone actually have this update and do you see any difference? is it worth getting? i haven't seen anything on here about it
     
    Mooglar, Jan 31, 2009
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  2. CrazyCoder

    CrazyCoder Notebook Enthusiast

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    I think it'll depend on the GPU, just like it does with desktops. Anything derived from the G96 core -should- support it, but since Mobile chips are less powerful, they may have removed it.

    If you are playing games that make use of PhysX, then you should see a difference. We use PhysX at work for quite a bit, and tend to achieve high densities, all our dev systems are running PhysX cards.
     
    CrazyCoder, Jan 31, 2009
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  3. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Nvidia purchased Agaea's PhysX technology some time ago and has since integrated it into most of their cards, including their mobile versions.

    If you have more detailed questions, I suggest you read Nvidia's word on the matter:

    http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx_faq.html
     
    Bog, Jan 31, 2009
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  4. Bungalo Bill

    Bungalo Bill Notebook Deity

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    I always knew the agaea card would never work. I'm glad it found it's proper home in the gpu. ;)
     
    Bungalo Bill, Jan 31, 2009
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  5. gary_hendricks

    gary_hendricks Notebook Evangelist

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    i hope Intel's Larrabee becomes a huge success and AMD's fusion too.
    and later, the whole discreet GPU thing gets dumped!
     
    gary_hendricks, Jan 31, 2009
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