Software renderer that is actually fast?

[Lazn_Work]

From here: http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/19/1640201&tid=152&tid=10

"TransGaming has just released SwiftShader, an ultra-fast software-only 3D renderer that supports Vertex and Pixel Shaders. SwiftShader dynamically compiles the geometry and rasterization pipelines to produce code that exactly matches the graphics features a game or application is using. Demo download and tech details can be found on their website."

http://www.transgaming.com/swiftshader

==>Lazn

 

[Shodin10k]

downloaded the demo, trying it now

 

[tornadotsunamilife]

Sounds too good to be true, there has to be some niggling fact in there

 

[pxc]

I just ran some benchmarks with the laptop in my sig. GMA 900 is the slowest video card I have right now.

DX Sample    SwiftShader  GMA 900
-----------  -----------  -------------
DolphinVS    103-113fps   453-475fps
EditEffect   120fps       650fps
CubeMap      57fps        175fps
SphereMap    155fps       710fps

One strange thing is the DolphinVS test, I expected the results to be closer. GMA 900 doesn't have hardware vertex shaders. Both are running software emulation for the core of that test.

I have Max Payne and maybe i'll run a benchmark of that later.

 

[Lazn_Work]

Thanks PXC, it was indeed too good to be true.

==>Lazn

 

[pxc]

LOL @ Max Payne benchmarks (Shooting Alex demo):

800x600x16, 16-bit textures, bilinear, all other options high, double buffering
GMA 900 51.5fps

800x600x32, 16-bit textures, bilinear, all other options high, double buffering (SwiftShader doesn't support 16-bit resolutions in Max Payne)
SwiftShader 10.8fps (max was around 15fps)

800x600x32, 32-bit textures, trilinear, all other options high, double buffering
GMA 900 42.3fps
SwiftShader 10.0fps

I wonder why they would want to show Max Payne running the emulator? Even in low resolution it runs horribly. Other than some really old games and maybe some kiddie games, this doesn't seem to solve any problems. You probably need an A64 4000+ to get good performance out of it.

 

[Unknown-One]

I wonder how fast it would be if it were 64bit native and multithreaded, while being run on an A64 X2…

BTW, how does this compair to other softwear based renderers?

 

[Elios]

how did you get the demos to un with full hardware when i try and change the device it crashes


edit nm

edit just ran the dolphin one
@ 1024x768x32 D16
software 14 fps
7800GT 1400 fps

 

[Elios]

I wonder how fast it would be if it were 64bit native and multithreaded, while being run on an A64 X2…

BTW, how does this compair to other softwear based renderers?

not whole lot faster maybe double what it is now

 

[Dan_D]

how did you get the demos to un with full hardware when i try and change the device it crashes


edit nm

edit just ran the dolphin one
@ 1024x768x32 D16
software 14 fps
7800GT 1400 fps

Are you kidding about the 14 vs. 1400FPS?

 

[Lsv]

probably not

 

[Elios]

Are you kidding about the 14 vs. 1400FPS?

i have seen shots want to seem them

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