ARM processor on a Graphics card advantages?

[Keen_Interest]

Hey guys, I've been trying to google this a bit, but can't really find anything.

 

There have been rumors about there being an ARM chip on the GTX 880, I was wondering if anyone would be able to explain the advanges of this, both on a practical level of gaming and on a level of WHY those advantages are experienced?

 

Thank you! 

[Manny Calavera]

I am not sure, in fact its probably false, but they could have it to calculate stuff that is more cpu-like workload.

[dragoon20005]

I do know the A10-7850K has a ARM chip inside too but not sure of it exact use too

 

 

low power operation?

[winningsince1337]

Probably another proprietary gimmic from nvidia. I'd expect to see it marketed heavily in nvidia's up coming first game release called: Game Works Simulator 2014. But, its probably so secret, they won't even let you download it because they're too scared AMD will look at it... lol

[Keen_Interest]

I take it from this that nobody really knows, and some people just don't like Nvidia?

[LukaP]

I do know the A10-7850K has a ARM chip inside too but not sure of it exact use too

 

 

low power operation?

the core in the beema and mullins is there to run secure operations

 

Probably another proprietary gimmic from nvidia. I'd expect to see it marketed heavily in nvidia's up coming first game release called: Game Works Simulator 2014. But, its probably so secret, they won't even let you download it because they're too scared AMD will look at it... lol

i take it youre a hater

[Aniallation]

Damn. GTX 880 instead of Adreno 320 on my phone. That'd be like night and day. In the arctic circle.

[fringie]

I've been wondering this too, if someone knows and posts in this thread can they quote my post please.

[winningsince1337]

I've been wondering this too, if someone knows and posts in this thread can they quote my post please.

 

I've done some searching and came across this.

 

The article is more focused on a server application but, the concept for a consumer is the same. In a nutshell, the whole goal is to avoid CPU bottle-necking. The on-board ARM processor does some of the CPU's work with a lower latency to make sure the GPU has plenty to do all the time. As of now, this doesn't seem very useful because with my 4770k and 290, I get full GPU utilization and CPU utilization is typically sub 50% because the processor is so powerful. Maybe if we get some more taxing game engines in the future this could be a nice step in the right direction towards more performance.

[fringie]

I've done some searching and came across this.

 

The article is more focused on a server application but, the concept for a consumer is the same. In a nutshell, the whole goal is to avoid CPU bottle-necking. The on-board ARM processor does some of the CPU's work with a lower latency to make sure the GPU has plenty to do all the time. As of now, this doesn't seem very useful because with my 4770k and 290, I get full GPU utilization and CPU utilization is typically sub 50% because the processor is so powerful. Maybe if we get some more taxing game engines in the future this could be a nice step in the right direction towards more performance.

I see, I see.

 

The reason why 50% ish is because games typically use one or two cores which is why Intel are more desired typically when it comes to gaming vs AMD. If the games could use all the cores (like lets say BF4 (I don't have the game) where the utilization is 100% (?)) then this wouldn't be as big of a deal like you said. Engines are defonetly taxing enough as they are already (considering what they output).

[Keen_Interest]

I've done some searching and came across this.

 

The article is more focused on a server application but, the concept for a consumer is the same. In a nutshell, the whole goal is to avoid CPU bottle-necking. The on-board ARM processor does some of the CPU's work with a lower latency to make sure the GPU has plenty to do all the time. As of now, this doesn't seem very useful because with my 4770k and 290, I get full GPU utilization and CPU utilization is typically sub 50% because the processor is so powerful. Maybe if we get some more taxing game engines in the future this could be a nice step in the right direction towards more performance.

 

Thanks very much.