Gaming That’s Beyond

The CUDA general-purpose parallel processing mode will usher in a new generation of ultra-realistic games. Developers can use the supercomputing power of the "CUDA Computing" mode to simulate realistic, physically accurate effects then render beautiful images using the "GeForce GPU" mode. NVIDIA GPUs are also the only ones to support PhysX™ technology, the world’s most pervasive physics engine that is already delivering dynamic 3D realism to more than 140 games across multiple platforms, and is being used by more than 25,000 developers worldwide. With PhysX, developers can incorporate effects such as rigid body dynamics, collision detection, and cloth simulation that dramatically change the way the games are played and how the on-screen stories unfold, and then accelerate those effects using the processing power of the GPU.

"I haven’t been this excited about a new gaming technology in years," said Chris Taylor, CEO and founder of Gas Powered Games. "We’re focusing all of our physics efforts on PhysX, and it already delivers the kinds of advanced effects in Space Siege that takes the whole experience to the next level. And in the near-future, you’re going to see real-time, Hollywood cinematic-level environmental effects on GPUs like the GeForce GTX 280. We’re talking about some wicked-cool technology here!"