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Title: Lucid's GPU load-balancer storms IDF
Post by: Dwg115 on August 23, 2008, 03:31:04 AM
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When a company called Lucid unveiled a web site promising a revolutionary new technology that could deliver near-perfect performance scaling for multiple GPUs, independent of GPU type, we were initially skeptical. Their claims sounded odd and perhaps too good to be true. But not only were they present on the show floor at IDF, they were showing a demo of working silicon. Remarkably enough, it appears they may just be on to something big.

read the rest here: http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/15367

source: www.techreport.com
Title: Re: Lucid's GPU load-balancer storms IDF
Post by: Dwg115 on August 23, 2008, 09:26:52 PM
More info here care of www.anandtech.com

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3385
Title: Re: Lucid's GPU load-balancer storms IDF
Post by: DoubleG on August 25, 2008, 05:02:59 PM
I don't even understand what this means!
Title: Re: Lucid's GPU load-balancer storms IDF
Post by: sully! on August 25, 2008, 05:16:34 PM
It's OK. You're a graphic artist. No one expects you to know what this means.
Title: Re: Lucid's GPU load-balancer storms IDF
Post by: Dwg115 on August 25, 2008, 07:40:43 PM
Quote from: sully on August 25, 2008, 05:16:34 PM
It's OK. You're a graphic artist. No one expects you to know what this means.
haha... good one!
Title: Re: Lucid's GPU load-balancer storms IDF
Post by: decepticon on August 26, 2008, 07:19:20 AM
Quote from: DoubleG on August 25, 2008, 05:02:59 PM
I don't even understand what this means!

If I am reading the summary correctly (which I did not read the entire article), this project will allow you to use multiple GPU's from different manufacturer's in tandem, like an SLI setup but you could use and ATI card along with an nVidia card.  If I'm wrong...well then I'm wrong.
Title: Re: Lucid's GPU load-balancer storms IDF
Post by: _!Rathe!_ on August 26, 2008, 09:03:58 AM
Quote from: decepticon on August 26, 2008, 07:19:20 AM
Quote from: DoubleG on August 25, 2008, 05:02:59 PM
I don't even understand what this means!

If I am reading the summary correctly (which I did not read the entire article), this project will allow you to use multiple GPU's from different manufacturer's in tandem, like an SLI setup but you could use and ATI card along with an nVidia card.  If I'm wrong...well then I'm wrong.

Close.  You can't use an ATI card and a NVidia card in tandem.  You can use a 8500 and an 8900 in tandem though.  And each card will contribute it's maximum ability to the system.
Title: Re: Lucid's GPU load-balancer storms IDF
Post by: Dwg115 on August 26, 2008, 09:32:13 AM
Quote from: decepticon on August 26, 2008, 07:19:20 AM
Quote from: DoubleG on August 25, 2008, 05:02:59 PM
I don't even understand what this means!

If I am reading the summary correctly (which I did not read the entire article), this project will allow you to use multiple GPU's from different manufacturer's in tandem, like an SLI setup but you could use and ATI card along with an nVidia card.  If I'm wrong...well then I'm wrong.
Yes your wrong only because each card must use the same driver.
Title: Re: Lucid's GPU load-balancer storms IDF
Post by: The Shoctor on August 26, 2008, 09:34:56 AM
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Because Lucid is simply intercepting and then making OpenGL or DirectX calls, the Hydra 100 is purportedly GPU-agnostic, unconcerned and unaware whether it's working with a Radeon, a GeForce or anything else. (In fact, one of the firm's primary financial backers is Intel's capital investment arm.) One limitation is that the GPUs involved must all use the same graphics driver, so mixing a GeForce with a Radeon won't work.

Sure sure beat me to it as a post!
Title: Re: Lucid's GPU load-balancer storms IDF
Post by: decepticon on August 26, 2008, 11:11:22 AM
Ahhh....that's what I get for not reading the entire article.  Still cool though!
Title: Re: Lucid's GPU load-balancer storms IDF
Post by: DoubleG on August 26, 2008, 01:41:01 PM
After I read the article I understood wtf was going on, but from the initial bits I was like eff that I'm not reading crap about stuff I don't understand so I can get more confused.
Title: Re: Lucid's GPU load-balancer storms IDF
Post by: Dwg115 on October 28, 2009, 01:07:51 PM
Finally gettign released this month!
http://en.expreview.com/2009/10/28/msi-big-bang-trinergy-motherboard-pixellized.html#more-5655 (http://en.expreview.com/2009/10/28/msi-big-bang-trinergy-motherboard-pixellized.html#more-5655)
Title: Re: Lucid's GPU load-balancer storms IDF
Post by: sully! on October 28, 2009, 01:21:48 PM
I was just about to give you a smack down for thread necromancy, but you're on-topic and relevant ;)

Let's see how the benchmarks hold up on this. Any idea of pricing on this? I wouldn't want a $400 mobo just to get this feature.