Does the FX5200 has hardware fragment-shader support?

Linuxhippy · 11-24-04, 02:27 AM

Hi there!

Since 6200 is only available for PCIX and my old board only has AGP I thought a FX5200 would do the job.

However I plan to create opengls-programs that make heavy use of fragment shaders and someone told me that there is now hw-support for fragment shaders in this card - its all done by the driver in software.

Is thata right?

theultimo · 11-24-04, 09:04 AM

Its DX9.0 ps2.0 vs 2.0 supported, but a little slower then most cards.

Linuxhippy · 11-24-04, 09:19 AM

Well, I prefer APIs that werent designed to bind users to a specific OS amd take all their money away, so I use OpenGL in conjunction with GLSL.

Do you know wether FX5200 supports loops and conditional breaks?

Thanks in advance, lg Clemens

msxyz · 11-24-04, 09:20 AM

Doom 3 on a fx5200 can use the ARB2 path but it's 20-30% slower than using legacy NV20 path (which uses NVidia own fragment extensions for PS1.1)

Edit: I checked with a friend... the driver says that it supports GL_ARB_fragment_program/shader and GL_ARB_Shading_Language_100.

This should answer your questions

11-24-04, 02:27 AM	#1
Linuxhippy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 585	Does the FX5200 has hardware fragment-shader support? Hi there! Since 6200 is only available for PCIX and my old board only has AGP I thought a FX5200 would do the job. However I plan to create opengls-programs that make heavy use of fragment shaders and someone told me that there is now hw-support for fragment shaders in this card - its all done by the driver in software. Is thata right?

11-24-04, 09:04 AM	#2
theultimo DoD + Sharepoint=Headache Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Iraq Posts: 667	Re: Does the FX5200 has hardware fragment-shader support? Its DX9.0 ps2.0 vs 2.0 supported, but a little slower then most cards. __________________ MAIN MACHINE: Macbook Pro Currently being used in Clamshell Mode \| Core Duo 2.16 \| 2GB DDR-2 667 \| Mobility Radeon X1600 256MB (Underclocked version) \| Windows Vista/OS X \| 19' Viewsonic 1912wb UMPC: Samsung Q1 \| 512MB DDR-2 \| 40GB \| Xp Tablet PC 2005 \| Intel GMA 900 XBOX Live Gamertag: theultimos

11-24-04, 09:19 AM	#3
Linuxhippy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 585	Re: Does the FX5200 has hardware fragment-shader support? Well, I prefer APIs that werent designed to bind users to a specific OS amd take all their money away, so I use OpenGL in conjunction with GLSL. Do you know wether FX5200 supports loops and conditional breaks? Thanks in advance, lg Clemens

11-24-04, 09:20 AM	#4
msxyz Hybrid Microprocessor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Milan (Italy) Posts: 2,050	Re: Does the FX5200 has hardware fragment-shader support? Doom 3 on a fx5200 can use the ARB2 path but it's 20-30% slower than using legacy NV20 path (which uses NVidia own fragment extensions for PS1.1) Edit: I checked with a friend... the driver says that it supports GL_ARB_fragment_program/shader and GL_ARB_Shading_Language_100. This should answer your questions __________________ Powered by: Pentium Dual E2180 (2GHz, 200MHz FSB) Abit L95C (The one and only mATX with dual PCIe slots!) + 2x1 Geil Black Dragon PC6400 XFX 9600GSO 384MB Little freak wonder

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