Lucid HYDRA Multi-GPU Technology

2009-09-24 08:30:31

#1

Scratch[USA]: Member; +105|6807

Introduced last year and never heard from again until last week. A chip that allows multil GPU without the SLI/Crossfire software. MSI Big Bang 1156 to be released first with the lucid chip.
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3646

The holy shit pic

https://images.anandtech.com/reviews/tradeshows/2009/IDF/lucid/nvati.jpg

video show running 3 setups. 9:00
http://vimeo.com/6700209

*edit not sure how to imbed vimeo?

Last edited by Scratch[USA] (2009-09-24 08:32:05)

2009-09-24 08:38:49

#2

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6674|Finland

Who the hell would want to run 2 completely different cards in mixed mode when you can just CF or SLi? Not to talk about issues this kinda technology brings on top of the usual multi-GPU flaws.

Oh and additional costs too, the chip is very expensive.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2009-09-24 08:40:03)

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2009-09-24 08:51:46

#3

Scratch[USA]: Member; +105|6807

Cost is irrelevant. This is a brand new item/technology so you are going to have the issues. We will see in October when the MSI big bang is supposed to hit the shelves and we see some test/results.
You do not have to run 2 completely different cards you can stick with SLi/Crossfire.
Lets say I have an old 88gt and buy a 260. I can run them both for (hopefully) an added benefit.

2009-09-24 09:56:50

#4

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6999|Toronto | Canada

Also, if the chip itself doesnt need to be upgraded it could be really useful, just upgrade one card at a time and you'd always have a top of the line computer

2009-09-24 10:10:19

#5

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6674|Finland

Winston_Churchill wrote:
Also, if the chip itself doesnt need to be upgraded it could be really useful, just upgrade one card at a time and you'd always have a top of the line computer

except this fails badly when you think about it more. Put in there a DX10 and DX10.1 card, or DX11 card and DX10.1 card and you'll be limiting your newer graphics cards features.

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2009-09-24 10:14:29

#6

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6999|Toronto | Canada

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Winston_Churchill wrote:
Also, if the chip itself doesnt need to be upgraded it could be really useful, just upgrade one card at a time and you'd always have a top of the line computer
except this fails badly when you think about it more. Put in there a DX10 and DX10.1 card, or DX11 card and DX10.1 card and you'll be limiting your newer graphics cards features.

I have no idea what this chip does specifically, but couldnt the card (theoretically) help with non-DX11 features? Or in that instance just be disabled or processing background stuff?

2009-09-24 10:39:32

#7

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6674|Finland

Winston_Churchill wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Winston_Churchill wrote:
Also, if the chip itself doesnt need to be upgraded it could be really useful, just upgrade one card at a time and you'd always have a top of the line computer
except this fails badly when you think about it more. Put in there a DX10 and DX10.1 card, or DX11 card and DX10.1 card and you'll be limiting your newer graphics cards features.
I have no idea what this chip does specifically, but couldnt the card (theoretically) help with non-DX11 features? Or in that instance just be disabled or processing background stuff?

You can't run 2 versions of directx same time. You are limited to the same level all cards support. Basically you are talking about disabling multi-GPU if you run DX11 for example if the other card doesn't support it. Which in fact terminates the whole idea of the chip.

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2009-09-24 10:46:34

#8

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6841|SE London

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Winston_Churchill wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

except this fails badly when you think about it more. Put in there a DX10 and DX10.1 card, or DX11 card and DX10.1 card and you'll be limiting your newer graphics cards features.
I have no idea what this chip does specifically, but couldnt the card (theoretically) help with non-DX11 features? Or in that instance just be disabled or processing background stuff?
You can't run 2 versions of directx same time. You are limited to the same level all cards support. Basically you are talking about disabling multi-GPU if you run DX11 for example if the other card doesn't support it. Which in fact terminates the whole idea of the chip.

Doesn't matter. It is theoretically possible to have two cards running in pseudo parallel configuration a DX10 and DX11 GPU, both being used to run a DX11 app. It's just a case of doing fancy load balancing - the API differences are minor and if all the DX11 specific calls are passed through the card that is compatible then the other card can just get on with something else. I can't see that such a complex system would ever be practical or fast though.

2009-09-25 03:44:50

#9

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6919|BC, Canada

Seems interesting, I'd like to see what this can turn out to be.

2009-09-25 12:15:53

#10

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6048|Catherine Black

Wait, I don't get it, what does this do?

2009-09-25 17:59:29

#11

some_random_panda: Flamesuit essential; +454|6651

Finray wrote:
Wait, I don't get it, what does this do?

Instead of throwing out your old card, you can insert a new one and the chip will redirect the data to each card according to their speeds/abilities, hopefully resulting in greater computing speed.

2009-10-12 07:54:39

#12

Scratch[USA]: Member; +105|6807

http://event.msi.com/mb/bigbang/

graphic

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1093/2/

Last edited by Scratch[USA] (2009-10-12 07:58:11)

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