Monday, January 12, 2009

AMD Aims to Smash Petaflop Barrier With Graphics Supercomputer


AMD is working on a supercomputer that will do much of the graphics processing for you, rather than delivering raw data that is then rendered at the client side. The AMD Fusion Render Cloud will render graphics, then compress and deliver them, the company said, saving processing power and battery life.


AMD (NYSE: AMD) is working with leading software and content developer Otoy to develop and deploy applications, high-definition (HD) content and even games in the cloud using a massively parallel supercomputer .

Details of the AMD Fusion Render Cloud were unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas during a keynote by AMD president and chief executive Dirk Meyer, along with Otoy chief executive Jules Urbach and spokespeople from Lucasfilm, Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) , HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) .

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