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Geek Culture / Graphics Card Processing

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Dark Java Dude 64
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Posted: 20th Dec 2010 01:30 Edited at: 21st Jan 2011 03:39
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So i have always heard that the cpu takes any graphics processing and sends it to the gpu. But how does the cpu know what to send to the gpu, if that's true? If that's not true, then how is everything done?


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Posted: 20th Dec 2010 01:36
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_processing_unit
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Seriously, you have to at least google first.

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Posted: 20th Dec 2010 02:10
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Quote: "But how does the cpu know what to send to the gpu. if that's true? If that's not true, then how is everything done?"



This doesn't magically occur, your program sends the materials it wants the GPU to work with, to it. So there's master slave relationship.

In DB / DBpro, this occurs when you call sync, among other things. During Sync, it batches everything up and feeds the require materials to gpu for you. Hiding this process away.


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Posted: 20th Dec 2010 06:11
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i guess it depends on what engine programming is like

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Posted: 20th Dec 2010 23:17 Edited at: 21st Jan 2011 03:39
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Thanks people, yah, i have googled it and didnt understand, so that explains it well xD

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