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    engineering behind dedicated graphics cards

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ~Neuromancer, Mar 24, 2006.

  1. ~Neuromancer

    ~Neuromancer Notebook Enthusiast

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    Please refer me to detailed web sites that explain the engineering behind dedicated graphics cards.
     
    ~Neuromancer, Mar 24, 2006
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  2. tullnd

    tullnd Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm really not sure what you're talking about.

    That's a rather broad subject. That would include chipset design, CPU design, board layouts, memory design, interface options, etc... There won't be a page that just addresses everything done on a GPU(which is just a graphics accelerating CPU) alone.

    Or are you trying to understand the terminology used to describe various "functions" of GPU's? Like vertex shaders and pipelines?
     
    tullnd, Mar 24, 2006
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    ExtremeTech has some very in-depth articles, try there. I really enjoy their technical articles, especially the ones that ask "What is a CPU and how does it work" or something similar.

    Chaz
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 24, 2006
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  4. Lil Mayz

    Lil Mayz Notebook Deity

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    First try reading a book on electronics, and then move on tech guides like Chaz suggested.
     
    Lil Mayz, Jun 17, 2007
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    mujtaba ZzzZzz Super Moderator

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    Reading an OpenGL guide and then reading about GLSL will help you understand the calculations and how the rendering is done.
    To learn about the inner workings you might find some info here :
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Graphics
     
    mujtaba, Jun 17, 2007
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