Games that have nvidia physx
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I think the real question is, if you removed the Physx card or if you never used it in the first place, would you miss it? I for one have not seen a solid need or justification, even now, to have bought either a Physx card or an extra video card as it has had ultimately little or no effect on gaming.
I said it over a year ago and I'll say it again - on Video card PPU, integrated GPU Physx or none is the way to go because the extra card is a luxury that doesn't have an appreciable effect on gaming.
Some people have ATI cards, some people have Nvidia cards. Everyone with a gaming PC and Windows will have DirectX. Physics is one of the "next big things", and Microsoft know this. Whatever physics API Microsoft build into DirectX will be the one that developers use, simple as that. Developers want an open, well-documented and well-distributed API, not several proprietary ones.
It's then up to the hardware manufacturers how they add their support for that API.
And then we'll be back in the world of ATI vs Nvidia benchmarks for directX physics, arguments, fanboi-ism, mine's-bigger-than-yours/but-mine-cost-less-than-yours etc etc etc. Nothing much changes.
It's then up to the hardware manufacturers how they add their support for that API.
And then we'll be back in the world of ATI vs Nvidia benchmarks for directX physics, arguments, fanboi-ism, mine's-bigger-than-yours/but-mine-cost-less-than-yours etc etc etc. Nothing much changes.
SteveOBHave said “think the real question is, if you removed the Physx card or if you never used it in the first place, would you miss it?”
No I would not miss it if I could use the GPU instead. But without the GPU yes I would miss it a lot. Games like Sacred 2 or the three Bet on Soldier games where just so much better with PhysX. Sacred 2 was has much more atmosphere and much better graphics with hardware PhysX, over without.
I could easily go without the Physx card as the extra speed it gives over the GPU is not really needed on my system but I would not want to be without the GPU PhysX.
EDIT: I do not see the need for an extra GPU card to run PhsyX as of yet. Even the games that look much better with GPU Physx like Sacred 2 run just fine with one high end GPU.
No I would not miss it if I could use the GPU instead. But without the GPU yes I would miss it a lot. Games like Sacred 2 or the three Bet on Soldier games where just so much better with PhysX. Sacred 2 was has much more atmosphere and much better graphics with hardware PhysX, over without.
I could easily go without the Physx card as the extra speed it gives over the GPU is not really needed on my system but I would not want to be without the GPU PhysX.
EDIT: I do not see the need for an extra GPU card to run PhsyX as of yet. Even the games that look much better with GPU Physx like Sacred 2 run just fine with one high end GPU.
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The Physx API like all other physics engines can run in software too and last time checked Wii does have a CPU.
The benefits of the Physx API is that it can also be accelerated in hardware by NVidia GPU which consist of a large portion of the market.