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30 Jul 2024 06:23:41 EDT (-0400)
  Re: It had to happen again...  
From: Warp
Date: 1 Apr 2011 07:33:34
Message: <4d95b80d@news.povray.org>
scott <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:
> The CPU is routinely used for graphics effects in the PS3, here's the 
> first reference I could find via google:

> "We're doing all the post-processing effects on the Synergistic 
> Processing Units." Screen Space Ambient Occlusion for example, was done 
> completely on the SPUs"

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncharted_2:_Among_Thieves#Graphics_and_technology

  Well, I suppose that if the CPU has direct fast access to the different
GPU buffers, it could be used for that purpose.

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                                                          - Warp


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