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On 6/23/2017 5:15 PM, muyu wrote:
> clipka <ano### [at] anonymous org> wrote:
>> Am 06.01.2016 um 06:03 schrieb Mike Horvath:
>>> What is the benefit of having GPU rendering rather than just going to
>>> the store and buying yourself a faster processor? Are GPUs inherently
>>> better at this stuff than CPUs?
>>
>> The benefit is that GPUs can give you far more floating point operations
>> per buck and second than CPUs.
>>
>> The drawback is, that's only true as long as you're performing the same
>> sequence of operations on a vast number of data points in parallel. As
>> soon as any data points need special treatment, the other data points'
>> computations need to be stalled. So programs need to be written in a
>> matter that minimizes such special handling.
>
> I am wondering GPU-support for Pov-ray is coming?
>
> Now we are having GPU stronger and stronger...
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Shouyang
>
>
Hello Shouyang,
This question has been asked many times over the years and always the
answer boils down to compatibility. PovRay needs to be compatible over
many operating systems and not be dependant on hardware.
I am sure that others will give you a more technical answer.
But I think it will not happen, unfortunately.
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Regards
Stephen
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