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better than it?

heh
thats opinion.]]>Nov 8th 2007 1:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 1:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/
True story.]]>Nov 8th 2007 1:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/
I'm an nvidia fan but if AMD can catch up and surpass Nvidia with this, then I'm all for it!]]>Nov 8th 2007 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/
But really, this is cool tech. I really hope such innovation will soon find its way into CPUs so that Intel can finally start scrambling again. It's really a win-win for everyone.]]>Nov 8th 2007 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 1:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/
and urine!]]>Nov 8th 2007 2:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/
http://www.nvidia.com/object/tesla_gpu_processor.html
http://developer.nvidia.com/object/cuda.html

How does that make AMD to be the "first dedicated stream processor" creator???]]>Nov 8th 2007 2:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 2:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/
now if only it could come to the consumer market.......]]>Nov 8th 2007 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 5:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 3:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 3:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 3:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/
You have been warned.]]>Nov 8th 2007 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 5:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/
Then again, you have to feel sorry for the PS3 owners - if something better at folding comes along what will their machines be good for then?]]>Nov 8th 2007 6:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 7:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/
but oh yes, it does sound nice!]]>Nov 8th 2007 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/However, with 320 streams each stream would have to process:
(x * y * fps) / 320 / 1000 (sec to ms)
(for 1600x1200 @ 30fps) 180 pixels per millisecond per stream
(for 1280x1024 @ 30fps) 123 px/ms/str
(for 1024x768 @ 30fps) 74 px/ms/str ( I want to trademark PiXelMaSSTR now for some reason )

I'm not sure what the average per pixel rate is on a 775-800Mhz core, but it doesn't sound like it would be too far off to be getting around 100 per millisecond.]]>Nov 8th 2007 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/Nov 8th 2007 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/
^_^]]>Nov 9th 2007 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/amd-announces-firestream-9170-first-dedicated-stream-processor/
P.S. Not a fanboy of either Chimpzilla or Graphzilla]]>Jan 10th 2008 10:34AM