EVGA intros the Hybrid GTX 275 Co-op PhysX graphics card

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Seriously , when it comes to video cards , EVGA knows how to make it right . Hehe.... Wouldn't mind having these babies up in my house .
 
Deso said:
Awesome to see some new idea's in the graphics market, I always wondered why they couldn't build PhysX into the card instead of having a separate card doing it. Good jon nvidia!, I also hope they will release 300 series co-op cards with PhysX in time with the fermi

Technically, PhysX will run fine in a single GPU system... The days of needing a second physics processing card ended when nVidia acquired the PhysX engine and incorporated it into their GPU drivers. However, having a second GPU to process the physics code is much more efficient. The hybrid SLI system allows for different combinations, 1 GPU and 1 PhysX, sharing GPU and PhysX between cards, etc.

As for the "that processor choice is overkill for PhysX" comments, I believe the reason they went with that platform was the ease of integration with the main GPU - the interface was simpler than using an older / newer generation combination on one board.

Honestly, with the rise in titles using PhysX, it's the one thing that started making me consider coming back to nVidia's products. But ATi's new stuff is just too fast and power efficient, and I'm pulling for their open physics processing initiative to take hold. Fingers are crossed.
 
It's nice to see some innovation in the video card market (kudos eVGA), but did PhysX really ever take off enough to justify this card? How many games actually support it? With DirectX 11 being available now, it pretty much means that PhysX is dead, so I'd think twice before buying this card.
 
In order to play Batman Arkham Asylum at high PhysX setting, you need a seperate PhysX capable video card (at least a 9800GTX recommended). This card seems it is made exclusively for that game.
 
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