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| Time: 21:10 EST/02:10 GMT | News Source: Microsoft | Posted By: Jonathan Tigner | ||
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This paper provides information about hardware requirements for graphics subsystems on computers that will run the next version of the Microsoft® Windows® family of operating systems, code-named “Longhorn.” This paper provides information for system manufacturers and graphics hardware vendors so they understand the necessary hardware requirements that should be used to enable desktop composition and other capabilities under Windows Longhorn. Included in this white paper:
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| #1 By 2459 (69.22.78.22) at 5/7/2003 9:58:29 PM |
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Then run in baseline mode. That's what it's there for.
Keep this in mind though, if Windows GUI operations are GPU accelerated, it would use less CPU than it does currently because the processing that is currently done on the CPU would be moved to the GPU. |
| #2 By 665 (64.126.91.172) at 5/7/2003 11:34:19 PM |
| Plus, we are talking about an OS that isn't coming out for two years... computers will be very different then. |
| #3 By 3339 (65.198.47.10) at 5/9/2003 6:31:26 PM |
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It says they'll run on an AGP 4x (8x preferred) GPU and it requires DDR RAM. In terms of bandwidth. Memory requirements and GPU reqs are basically already met.
Will this be common place in two years? Yes. Is it the case of every computer today (even including some new computers)? No. |
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