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>Intel C/C++ Compiler that favored Intel Thats where Nvidia learned to "optimize" Cuda software path. Single threaded x87 FPU on SSE2 capable CPUs. https://ar
by rasz 2y ago
>Intel C/C++ Compiler that favored Intel
Thats where Nvidia learned to "optimize" Cuda software path. Single threaded x87 FPU on SSE2 capable CPUs.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2010/07/did-nvidia-cripple-its-cpu-gaming-physics-library-to-spite-intel/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2010/07/did-nvidia-cripple-it...
https://www.realworldtech.com/physx87/3/ https://www.realworldtech.com/physx87/3/ "For Nvidia, decreasing the baseline CPU performance by using x87 instructions and a single thread makes GPUs look better."
They doubled down that approach with 'GameWorks' crippling performance on non Nvidia GPUs, Nvidia paid studios for including GameWorks in their games.