Graphic Cards NVIDIA Removes Restriction on ATI GPUs with NVIDIA GPUs Processing PhysX

[iml3g3nd]

NVIDIA has reportedly removed the driver-level code which restricts users from having an NVIDIA GeForce GPU process PhysX with an ATI Radeon GPU in the lead, processing graphics. Version 257.15 Beta of the GeForce drivers brought about this change. Possible commercial interests may have played NVIDIA's previous decision to prevent the use of GeForce GPUs to process PhysX with ATI Radeon GPUs, where users could buy an inexpensive GeForce GPU to go with a high-end DirectX 11 compliant Radeon GPU, thereby reducing NVIDIA's margins, though officially NVIDIA maintained that the restriction was in place to ensure Quality Assurance. The present move also seems to have commercial interests in mind, as NVIDIA could clear inventories of GeForce GPUs at least to users of ATI Radeon GPUs. NVIDIA replenished its high-end offering recently with the DirectX 11 compliant GeForce 400 series GPUs.

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[damn]

Sounds desperate to me. Regardless, a good news for the rest of us w/ unused backup cards lying around.

 

[atiamd]

Yeah, but you know what will suck? nVidia removing this support after they are done removing the old stocks of geforce 8 series to geforce GTX series. Although it wont matter much to ppeople like us, who will find SOME way to run the two cards in harmony, but an average Joe will be miserable...

 

[stalker]

nvidia has clarified that it was a bug that has already been fixed for any downloads since then.

 

[Gannu]

Yes, this is a bug in the latest build of PhysX that was packaged with the driver. We'll be fixing this issue ASAP - the WHQL driver launching in early June won't have this issue.

NVIDIA Forceware 257 & Heterogeneous GPU PhysX: It's a Bug, Not a Feature - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News

Duh! :|

 

[comp@ddict]

that's what i was wondering, nVidia the villains to "good guys"... "blah!!!"

 

[YoGi-Sama]

It's one of those bugs that you actually like over the "features"....

 

[gamingstill]

^ ehhe :rofl:

 

[hA1d3R]

this was going to happen sooner or later . in future cuda might happen on ati

 

[DeathAdder]

It's a desperation move from Nvidia on 2 fronts. It encourages more developers to use their physx and helps to move EOL GPUs off the shelves. I would not be surprised to see Nvidia drop support for this after it no longer fits their agenda.

 

[hector19]

Its bout Time

 

[stalker]

this was going to happen sooner or later . in future cuda might happen on ati

It's a desperation move from Nvidia on 2 fronts. It encourages more developers to use their physx and helps to move EOL GPUs off the shelves. I would not be surprised to see Nvidia drop support for this after it no longer fits their agenda.

Its bout Time

You people should try reading the rest of the thread once in a while.