GPU on a Geforce 2 Ti DDR

[raylee011]

Does anyone know if there is a GPU on the Geforce 2 Ti DDR? Thank You

[Bink]

Yes, all of the GeForce series cards have the GPU.

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[Mephisto]

The Geforce 2 IS the GPU! http://discussions.hardwarecentral.com/smile.gif

[K62]

gpu = graphics processing unit doesnt it?
ide say every modern card has a gpu

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[Todd a]

They added that new buzz-word when they added a hardware Transformation and Lighting engine to their graphic cores. This started with the GeForce256 SDR several years ago. As far as the T&L engine went it sucked. The GeForce2 GTS was much better, but it still sucked. The GeForce3 added the first rpogramable T&L engine, making it much more versitile, and a vertex shader unit. This didn't suck so bad. The GeForce4 added onto the the T&L engine and added a second shader. Now we are getting somewere. By the time the NV30 comes out I think they'll have it all figured out.

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[Bink]

The term GPU actually stands for Geometry Processing Unit. Not all graphics cards have one, but the fastest do (such as those from nVidia and ATi). As Todd a mentioned already, The nVidia GeForce256 was the first series of card to incorporate the GPU.

Since, ATi have also incorporated their own GPU into the Radeon series, labeled the "Charisma Engine", which for a while, at least until the GeForce4 came out, was one of the most powerful GPU's.

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[This message has been edited by Bink (edited 04-02-2002).]

[Mephisto]

Originally posted by Bink:
The term GPU actually stands for Geometry Processing Unit.
Actually, it stands for Graphics Processing Unit: NVidia GPU article (http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=gpu).
That's obvious because the GPU doesnt'only perform geometrical data processing (T&L), but also the pixel rendering (the complete 3D pipeline).

[Bink]

Hmm... I wonder.

Reading into it a bit, both terms "Graphics Processing Unit" and "Geometry Processing Unit" pop up frequently.

I have noticed however, that when referring to the "Graphics Processing Unit", it would appear it's referring to the general unit as a whole. eg: (Radeon Mac FAQ (http://www.ati.com/products/faqs/macradeonfaq.html#2))

Q2: What is the graphics processing unit(GPU) used on these boards?
A2: The RADEON™ MAC EDITION graphics card is powered by ATI's RADEON™ GPU.


It speaks of the "Geometry Processing Unit" as a feature of the "Graphics Processing Unit" (confusing?). eg:

Q3: What advanced chip technology is incorporated into the RADEON™ GPU?

A3: The RADEON™ GPU features many new and leading edge technologies. The CHARISMA ENGINE™ and PIXEL TAPESTRY™ architecture, will provide customers with the best visual experience, faster performance and crisper images.

CHARISMA ENGINE™
The CHARISMA ENGINE™ is the fastest geometry processing unit (GPU) and the first to use acceleration for advanced character animation features. The RADEON™ CHARISMA ENGINE™ supports full transformation, clipping and lighting (T&L) at 30 million triangles/second for a ten fold improvement in 3D details. 3D game characters are brought to life with CHARISMA ENGINE™ support, for cutting-edge character animation such as vertex skinning and key frame interpolation.


Tons of sites refer to it as a Geometry Processing Unit, which is why I came to that conclusion. I have noticed however, nVidia tend to always refer to it as the Graphics Processing Unit. Perhaps the lines simply got crossed somewhere http://discussions.hardwarecentral.com/wink.gif

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