PhysX Processing Unit

[Feb30th]

Anyone out here have the PhysX Processing Unit or at least know a little bit about it? What is the real purpose of it? Does it improve FPS in games? Is it worth the $200 to $300 price tag?

[mahpoaht]

Is it worth the $200 to $300 price tag?

AFAIK, no.

[board123]

It doesn't help much at all because very few games support PhysX, and those that do don't improve much. Definitely not worth $300.

If you're going to spend an extra $300 anywhere, spend it on a better video card. That will really improve game performance.

[jvangilst]

I dont think it improves performance much, just adds extra particle effects and explosion chunks. The only games I can think of offhand that use it are GRAW, City of Villians, and CellFactor. I think the new Unreal 3 engine might be supporting it though.

You're better off waiting to see if it gains any more support and if the price drops.

[john widow]

I agree don't get it. If u see that phys-x demo of graw where it compares the two side by side with and without the card, you'll see it's just a visual effect and doesn't actual contribute to actual gameplay. It's the engine fo the game like CRYSIS which will contribute to the gameplay.

[Cafe_333]

PhysX will probably get phased out anyway once Nvidia and ATI introduce their own phsyics solutions.