Is there a website with technical details about GPUs?

[Moe Zart]

I mean generally how GPUs work. I read the one at tweakguide.com, it's too simple.
I need it for an assignment.

 

[MeldarthX]

how detailed are you looking for? as googlefoo still works

http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~gfx/papers/paper.php?paper_id=59
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15462-f11/www/lec_slides/lec19.pdf

those go pretty indepth......

 

[Moe Zart]

how detailed are you looking for? as googlefoo still works

http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~gfx/papers/paper.php?paper_id=59
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15462-f11/www/lec_slides/lec19.pdf

those go pretty indepth......

Those two are very interesting. Is there something more complete though? Like goes into V-sync and buffering as well, not just shaders and pixels. Goes into everything.

I just read the second one, it was fine till I got to the C-code. That's a little too in-depth.

 

[Lonyo]

Various AT articles usually have some in depth technical stuff, especially architecture or API previews/reviews, but because some things change over time while others don't, a comprehensive and recent/relevant/accurate article covering all aspects is unlikely to exist.

Triple buffering: http://www.anandtech.com/show/2794
Input lag: http://www.anandtech.com/show/2803
GSync: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7582/nvidia-gsync-review

DX11: http://www.anandtech.com/show/2716

 

[Moe Zart]

People keep giving snippets concerning specific aspects of GPUs.

I need an article/pdf with everything about GPUs like the one at tweakguide.com, but more detailed and in-depth, more university quality.

 

[MeldarthX]

v-sync has more to do with monitors; you'll never find all in one source. Why you have to do research all in one source would make things far to easy for a paper..... why they will normally ask for more sources

You did ask for indepth...... you need to realize that gpu is just one part of the eccosystem that is the PC; you have monitors that will interact with the gpu; when it comes to v-sync set.........

you want indepth there; vesa papers are where you going to need to go......you want university type research......you'll need to goto your local university and start digging. There is no all in one compass paper for subject gpu; its far to big; same with cpu......

 

[Moe Zart]

Okay then, a list of sources?

I can't google it as I don't know what I'm looking for. V-sync, Shaders, Pixels, then what?

 

[Cloudfire777]

Techpowerup.com

 

[Lonyo]

Maybe this is a case of "do your own homework".

 

[Ken g6]

Here's Nvidia's official spec site.
And this appears to be AMD's.

 

[Moe Zart]

Maybe this is a case of "do your own homework".

No actually it's a case of "Link me sources so I can learn about the subject and do my homework".

 

[Moe Zart]

I'll just wait for the guy with the dynamite avatar, if anyone knows it's him.

 

[KingFatty]

Yeah there was a fascinating series of posts on GPUs and displays by a guy who had a little UFO as his avatar, but I forgot his username. Also I think the other dynamite avatar guy would be really good.

But another approach could be, tell us more about the requirements of the assignment? Maybe we can point you in a better direction? You could devote an entire paper to any one of the many GPU aspects, but are you doing a paper targeted to a non-techie or perhaps layperson who knows nothing of GPUs?

 

[BrightCandle]

The guy with the dynamite avatar doesn't do homework.

I would suggest you take a look at computer science graphics books which go into the details of rendering. Then supplement it with a DirectX programming book which will explain the pipeline and hardware capabilities.

 

[Moe Zart]

you doing a paper targeted to a non-techie or perhaps layperson who knows nothing of GPUs?

Yep. Exactly that. He's a telecoms professor.

 

[EliteRetard]

Yep. Exactly that. He's a telecoms professor.

Then tell him about the magic blue smoke.
You don't want to let it out of your computer.

 

[Schmide]

I don't think you understand the complexity and history of what you're asking.

 

[tweakboy]

Here!!! do a search thx

 

[Moe Zart]

Still waiting for some sources here.

 

[Ketchup]

If you want to do this:

you doing a paper targeted to a non-techie or perhaps layperson who knows nothing of GPUs?

then you don't want to do this:

I need an article/pdf with everything about GPUs like the one at tweakguide.com

If you start going too detailed, you will have to start mentioning every single GPU and the different technologies they brought to the table. Which you can do, but would be a very long paper, and definitely in any one source.

If you don't know what you need to do, ask your teacher/professor for some guidance.

 

[Moe Zart]

If you want to do this:

then you don't want to do this:


If you start going too detailed, you will have to start mentioning every single GPU and the different technologies they brought to the table. Which you can do, but would be a very long paper, and definitely in any one source.

If you don't know what you need to do, ask your teacher/professor for some guidance.

Yes I don't want it very detailed into something particular. Just general like the one here http://www.tweakguides.com/Graphics_1.html, except the tweakguide feels more like it's written for 6th grader gamers than a university paper about GPUs, so I want something similar but fancier.

 

[Moe Zart]

I don't have a lot of time left, if someone knows of any complete list of sources about GPUs that would help in writing a university presentation and rapport, please post it.
I just can't find anything with google.

 

[frowertr]

I'm confused on what you are asking. You have been given tons of information that can easily be used to write a university level research paper especially if you add in your own references.

If you are wanting an in-depth look into proprietary hardware (i.e. how EXACTLY does a Nvidia Titan "work") you won't find that unless you break into Nvidia's HQ and kidnap their lead GPU engineers.

You may have bitten off more than you can chew if you don't have the technical background in C.S. to deal with GPU's in anything more than the abstract way.

 

[Ketchup]

Yes I don't want it very detailed into something particular. Just general like the one here http://www.tweakguides.com/Graphics_1.html, except the tweakguide feels more like it's written for 6th grader gamers than a university paper about GPUs, so I want something similar but fancier.

Not to be rude, but you opened the thread one day ago and you are pressed for time. I hope you weren't expecting us to provide the perfect guide for you to copy, hmm.

You should be able to find a few sources on Wikipedia without having go out and ask for all this direction. You should also know something about video cards to do this. If you don't know anything at all about them, I think you picked the wrong topic, considering your time frame.

 

[Moe Zart]

This forum is useless.

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