Samsung did not infringe Nvidia graphics chip patents: U.S. ITC

[ThatBuzzkiller]

Also, ATI was first to the market with what would be considered a modern GPU. The GPU in the Xbox 360 was the first available product with unified shaders. Nvidia was still making GPU's with separate pixel and vertex shaders.

Unified shaders =/= GPU ...

You would only need shaders and some fixed function unit specialized for graphics to be considered a GPU ...

 

[HurleyBird]

I see. I should have kept quiet and not asked. Shhhhhhh. I understand.

You're usually smarter than this, Keys. Asking a question you already have your own answer to, and then playing dumb and keeping up the charade when people call you out on it... give it a rest.

 

[Keysplayr]

There isn't anything wrong with asking a question to OTHERS that you already know the answer to. Is there... It's to find out if they know themselves. I don't see why ANY of you should have a problem with this other than of course to HAVE a problem with me. Which is expected, but not welcomed. So, I think you should give the personal attacks a rest. I'm allowed to ask a question. You are NOT allowed to attack me for asking said question. Keep that in mind.

 

[HurleyBird]

There isn't anything wrong with asking a question to OTHERS that you already know the answer to. Is there... It's to find out if they know themselves. I don't see why ANY of you should have a problem with this other than of course to HAVE a problem with me. Which is expected, but not welcomed.

I asked a question. What's wrong with you?

Who was the first to coin the "phrase" or "acronym" GPU? I am not certain.

Asking rhetorical questions is fine, Keys. Going out of your way to make a rhetorical question appear serious is snarky and annoying at best, and I'd say what it is at worst -- but I won't, as that's what you're fishing for.

 

[Keysplayr]

Asking rhetorical questions is fine, Keys, going out of your way to make a rhetorical question appear serious is snarky and annoying at best, and trolling at worst.

Look, do I have to explain every question I ask to you? No. Stop looking for explanations. Enough. Stick to the subject and get off my ass NOW.

To you, everything is an ulterior motive. I TRULY did not know of any other reference to GPU before Nvidia coined the phrase back at GeForce 256. But others here had mentioned there were GPUs twenty years before that. I am always ready to learn. So I ask questions that I think I know the answer to but could be corrected. Whatever. You want ulterior, so all you'll hear is ulterior.

 

[ThatBuzzkiller]

There isn't anything wrong with asking a question to OTHERS that you already know the answer to. Is there... It's to find out if they know themselves. I don't see why ANY of you should have a problem with this other than of course to HAVE a problem with me. Which is expected, but not welcomed. So, I think you should give the personal attacks a rest. I'm allowed to ask a question. You are NOT allowed to attack me for asking said question. Keep that in mind.

No but users here are free to criticize your rhetorical question at hand since an asker's answer is potentially feigned from ignorance ...

 

[esquared]

Most of the post here have zero to do with the thread subject.

I am locking this thread as opposed to handing out infractions.

This was its a win win.


esquared
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