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VGX performance in a desktop machine
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RE: VGX performance in a desktop machine
(11-25-2021, 07:02 PM)bitpak Wrote:  It seems like I2 R4K Extreme would be faster than a 4D/210VGX and even 320VGX. After all, faster CPU should somehow compensate for lacking texturing capabilities.
That depends heavily on what the applications require. The CPU and texture hardware are on opposite ends of the pipeline, after all.
Applications like MCAD don't need textures, but Vis/Sim relies on them.
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VGX performance in a desktop machine - by bitpak - 11-23-2021, 02:54 AM
RE: VGX performance in a desktop machine - by Raion - 11-23-2021, 03:46 AM
RE: VGX performance in a desktop machine - by bitpak - 11-23-2021, 10:40 AM
RE: VGX performance in a desktop machine - by jan-jaap - 11-23-2021, 02:30 PM
RE: VGX performance in a desktop machine - by bitpak - 11-24-2021, 09:42 AM
RE: VGX performance in a desktop machine - by bitpak - 11-25-2021, 07:02 PM
RE: VGX performance in a desktop machine - by robespierre - 11-25-2021, 07:12 PM
RE: VGX performance in a desktop machine - by bitpak - 11-26-2021, 02:35 AM

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