ATI on Shader Model 2.0b

Zardon · Jul 30, 2004, 10:38 AM

Fuad with another "interesting" piece over at inquirer this morning.

"Nvidia has special relations with UBI and Crytek, but with ATI it is a different story.

As Crytek developed the now historical 1.2 patch for the game and included Shader model 3.0 ATI had to do something and get some money into game to convince Crytek to make new patch and include Shader model 2.0b for ATI cards.

Coincidentally, this patch would help NV3X cards in use as they use a similar instruction set and have a similar spec to the ATI R3xx and R4xx.

We are told that some things could be made much faster in Shader model 2.0b once it's done and that some effects can be rendered with fewer passes. You can, for example, process four lights with Nvidia Shader model 3.0 while with 2.0b you can do three and with the current Shader model 2.0 just two.

The Nvidia benefit from ATI's boon is just a side effect and if the NV3X generation benefits well that's just tough cheese. "

read more here

Dom · Jul 30, 2004, 10:44 AM

Interesting.

Danhill · Jul 30, 2004, 10:48 AM

Intresting indeed.

The war is on.

Jul 30, 2004, 10:38 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	ATI on Shader Model 2.0b Fuad with another "interesting" piece over at inquirer this morning. "Nvidia has special relations with UBI and Crytek, but with ATI it is a different story. As Crytek developed the now historical 1.2 patch for the game and included Shader model 3.0 ATI had to do something and get some money into game to convince Crytek to make new patch and include Shader model 2.0b for ATI cards. Coincidentally, this patch would help NV3X cards in use as they use a similar instruction set and have a similar spec to the ATI R3xx and R4xx. We are told that some things could be made much faster in Shader model 2.0b once it's done and that some effects can be rendered with fewer passes. You can, for example, process four lights with Nvidia Shader model 3.0 while with 2.0b you can do three and with the current Shader model 2.0 just two. The Nvidia benefit from ATI's boon is just a side effect and if the NV3X generation benefits well that's just tough cheese. " read more here

Jul 30, 2004, 10:48 AM	#3
Danhill DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,112 Rep Power: 0	Intresting indeed. The war is on. __________________ MOBO: [color=white]ASUS A8N-SLI Premium[/color] CPU: AMD 64 3200+ (Venice) @ 2,50 Ghz MEM: 2 x 512 DDR 466, VGA: 2 x 6600 GT in SLI, HDD1: WD Raptor HDD2: Maxtor Diamond Plus 9, Case: Antec Plus View 1080, PSU: ThermalTake PurePower 500W, MX 1000, Dell 2001 FP, Aud. 2 SZ

Jul 30, 2004, 10:44 AM	#2
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Interesting.