Nvidia announces drivers for Windows 7 beta

  • March 2, 2009 1:57 pm
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In the push to make computers faster while at the same time making processors smaller and more efficient, actual processing in recent years has been making a move towards the GPU.  GPU processing has been hyped as freeing up the processor from handling mundane system tasks and instead letting the GPU take that over while the CPU does the heavy lifting of whatever programs you are running at the time.  Nvidia announced today that they have drivers ready for Windows 7 beta.  The new drivers will help with what is to be believed to be the first operating system with GPU computing.  The inclusion of GPU support in Windows 7 will no doubt encourage developers to embrace the technology and incorporate it into their applications.  The title of “worlds first” OS to market with GPU processing support has me thinking just a tad.  Isn’t Apple’s “Grand Central” supposed to incorporate GPU computing in Snow Leopard?  An article by Mac OS Rumors highlights what Snow Leopards support for GPU processing will look like as well as what cards will be supported.  Currently, Windows 7 isn’t slated for release until later in the summer and possibly early fall, while Snow Leopard is rumored around this summer.  So, who will make it first?  Well, Microsoft is pushing, and pushing hard to get Windows 7 out as soon as possible.  Let’s just hope they don’t sacrifice quality as they did with Vista just to get a product out.  The Snow Leopard camp on the other hand has been relatively quiet with only small leaks giving us glimpses of the Apple’s next operating system.  Regardless of who releases first, GPU computing will definitely be a big step in the computing world.  One that I am very excited for.

 

Source: Ubergizmo


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