Hopper64 Posted March 6, 2015 Posted March 6, 2015 The Titan X will be available soon. Expensive. Noticed a little comment about the card not supporting "FP64": However, keep in mind that Nvidia’s “Maxwell” was not designed to handle professional computing tasks, therefore, it does not support native double precision FP64 compute capabilities. Even the GM200 will not be able to beat its predecessor, the GK110 in high-performance computing tasks (e.g., simulations) that require FP64. From here: http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-titan-x-12gb-what-you-need-to-know-and-expect/ So how will this new piece of hardware handle BOS? Does BOS require FP64? Thanks.
MolotoK Posted March 6, 2015 Posted March 6, 2015 FP64 performance is irrelevant for games. Why 12GB of VRAM? I thought they were trying to convince people that 3.5GB is all you could ever need.
Hopper64 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Posted March 7, 2015 Thanks. Why so much RAM? Beats me unless upcoming titles need this at high resolution. ??
Hopper64 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Posted March 7, 2015 Found this review on the topic. I guess games in general and BOS in particular utilize FP32 only? http://wccftech.com/nvidia-gm200-gpu-fp64-performance/
Hopper64 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Posted March 7, 2015 I guess what keeps throwing me off is the term "simulations" when they talk about the lack of FP64 compute capability with this card. I immediately think of this genre of games, simulations. But the simulations they speak of here are for professional applications, not games I guess. ??
Zettman Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 S! Things like double precision and such are totally irrelevant for games. They only matter for CAD programs and such. BoS is a game, like all other simulator games and should run fine without these things. Zettman
JG27_Chivas Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 The card is being used by gaming software companies at GDC to show off their latest games in VR. Current VR hardware requires very high Hertz to run effectively. Hopefully AMD/Nvidia, Valve, Oculus, Game companies will be able to optimize their hardware/software/drivers so that VR will eventually run on average home systems. That said the average home system will also become more powerful every year.
Hopper64 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the help. What are "CAD" programs? Edited March 7, 2015 by Hopper64
Zettman Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Thanks for the help. What are "CAD" programs? Computer Aided Design. For example Solidworks or AutoCAD. Programs used to construct and simulate virtual products. This can start with a single component and end with a whole ship or plane. That is where double precision starts to be important. In short programs that are used to make money. Zettman
Hopper64 Posted March 8, 2015 Author Posted March 8, 2015 Thanks Zettman. Most helpful. Appreciate the insight. Learn a little bit every time a question like this comes up.
-NW-ChiefRedCloud Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 The ultra-expensive GPU and a lot of memory will naturally make the new Titan X a very expensive graphics card. Previously it was reported that the board will cost $1349 in retail when it becomes available. Too much for even my lunch money .... Chief
Zettman Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 Too much for even my lunch money .... Chief S! If you keep in mind that this is only the single core Titan, how much will the new Titan Z cost? 3000 bucks again... Zettman
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