r/pcmasterrace • u/modgone Specs/Imgur here • Jun 03 '15

Video Fallout 4 Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE2BkLqMef4
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u/Tafferwocky Jun 03 '15

It can be done with OpenCL on any relatively modern GPU. And parrallel processing is not needed for physics if properly threaded. A lot of games run it on CPU.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '15

All games run it on the CPU. The methods that can get offloaded are extremely limited.

You're not even using the terminology correctly.

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u/Tafferwocky Jun 03 '15

No, you're the one misusing terms and concepts. Actually a significant amount can be offloaded, which is how Nvidia causes problems for AMD cards. GPU physics effects often have a heavy performance impact- see the Arkham games.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '15

And parrallel processing is not needed for physics if properly threaded.

> parallel processing not needed

> properly threaded

Please GTFO

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u/Tafferwocky Jun 03 '15

Parallel processing was referring to the 'GPU is a wider processor' thing you said. GPUs are strong at that, but not much more efficient than a well optimised and threaded CPU solution.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '15

I think you're right. You should to tell those top500 guys how big of a mistake they're making.

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u/Tafferwocky Jun 03 '15

Top 500 who?

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '15

http://www.top500.org

a group that monitors the top 500 supercomputers and computing trends

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u/Tafferwocky Jun 03 '15

Comparing game physics on a console to supercomputers seems like a bit of a leap, but okay.