Ageia to debut PhysX "physics processing unit" for gamers
Ageia is hoping gamers will latch onto their new PhysX card that takes over physics related duties from the CPU, leaving it to worry about AI and it's taxes. Compared to modern GPUs the card sounds ancient, with 128MB of RAM, 130nm manufacturing, and a mere PCI interface, but it should be enough to deal with the current physics experiments being performed in recent games like F.E.A.R., Half Life 2, and the forthcoming Unreal Engine 3 which pledges support for the card. Ageia will work with other manufacturers to provide the actual boards, much like NVIDIA does, but there's no word on when the cards will be sold seperately. PhysX boards are going into Alienware PCs as we speak and should be ready to ship next week. Dell and Falcon Northwest have also been announced as launch partners.
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