[sldev] Re: [VWR] Real-time Raytracing

[Jason Giglio]

Dzonatas wrote:
>> It's nice, it's the future but if we're today not even ready to start
>> using SSE as a minimum then why dream of what you can do with a CPU
>> that's not even on the market yet?
>>   
> The problem is not just SSE but cache pollution even without SSE. More 
> cores would allow a program to assign specific tasks to a core and 
> optimize for that cache.

You are missing the point.  SL is designed for the lowest common 
denominator.  These octo-core chips might come out next year, but SL is 
supporting CPUs from 5 years ago.  So like, bring this up again in 6 years.

-Jason