NVIDIA Whitepaper:"CineFX" technology

~~David~~ · Jul 23, 2002, 07:21 AM

For vertex processing, the NVIDIA “CineFX” architecture: Shatters existing limitations: the number of instructions supported is increased from 128 to 65,536 through the use of data-dependent branching and more instructions, registers, and constants. Provides greater flow control: dynamic loops and branches provide for forward and backward changes in flow; call and return functions have been introduced, and vertex processing can also invoke an early exit on program termination. Introduces new capabilities: per-component condition codes and write masks. Evolves to an advanced instruction set: new instructions and capabilities including branching (BRA), high-precision trigonometric functions (COS, SIN), and high-precision exponentiation and logarithm functions (EX2, LG2, and others).

Read the full White Paper HERE

Mark_Fox · Jul 23, 2002, 07:32 AM

yeah....nvidia rulez

Karma Police · Jul 23, 2002, 07:26 PM

It all sounds good......but how long do you think we will wait until we see games take advantage of this?

Desert_Siege · Jul 23, 2002, 07:47 PM

I haven't had this Ti4400 for 3 months. Will be at least a year before I buy another card. If you don't believe me, ask my wife.

Deus.Ex · Jul 23, 2002, 07:57 PM

[SIZE=large]NVIDIA[/SIZE] forever and ever

WarGun · Jul 24, 2002, 08:43 AM

Yep the vid cards that eat your hardware for breakfast!!

Jul 23, 2002, 07:21 AM	#1
~~David~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 959 Rep Power: 0	NVIDIA Whitepaper:"CineFX" technology For vertex processing, the NVIDIA “CineFX” architecture: Shatters existing limitations: the number of instructions supported is increased from 128 to 65,536 through the use of data-dependent branching and more instructions, registers, and constants. Provides greater flow control: dynamic loops and branches provide for forward and backward changes in flow; call and return functions have been introduced, and vertex processing can also invoke an early exit on program termination. Introduces new capabilities: per-component condition codes and write masks. Evolves to an advanced instruction set: new instructions and capabilities including branching (BRA), high-precision trigonometric functions (COS, SIN), and high-precision exponentiation and logarithm functions (EX2, LG2, and others). Read the full White Paper HERE

Jul 23, 2002, 07:26 PM	#3
Karma Police DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Sounds Good It all sounds good......but how long do you think we will wait until we see games take advantage of this? __________________ Athlon XP 2000+ ASUS A7V333 RAID 512MB 2100 DDR MSI GeForce 4Ti 4400 128MB Segate 40Gig Barracuta IV 7200rpm Quantum Fireball 20Gig 5200rpm Sound Blaster Live! Benq 24x10x40 CD-RW Samsung 12x DVD Windows XP Corp

Jul 23, 2002, 07:47 PM	#4
Desert_Siege Professional Slacker Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: KY Posts: 274 Rep Power: 0	Oh NO!! They are not sucking me in again...lol I haven't had this Ti4400 for 3 months. Will be at least a year before I buy another card. If you don't believe me, ask my wife.

Jul 23, 2002, 07:32 AM	#2
Mark_Fox RIP Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 308 Rep Power: 0	yeah....nvidia rulez

Jul 23, 2002, 07:57 PM	#5
Deus.Ex DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Slovakia Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	[SIZE=large]NVIDIA[/SIZE] forever and ever

Jul 24, 2002, 08:43 AM	#6
WarGun DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 249 Rep Power: 0	Yep the vid cards that eat your hardware for breakfast!!