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[ten]

can we sell stuff here? I was gonna re-jig my system so a couple of my 780 6gb cards will be up for sale, and I thought as they are hard to get hold of the octane bunch might appreciate first choice...?

ten

[glimpse]

can we sell stuff here? I was gonna re-jig my system so a couple of my 780 6gb cards will be up for sale, and I thought as they are hard to get hold of the octane bunch might appreciate first choice...?

ten

post them out =) I think Guys will be very interested in those! Also, add a line into signature 'bout that!

[jscottsmith]

Hey ten. Might be interested. Drop me a note.

[Tutor]

For over 30 years, I’ve been integrating music, art, animation and video into my practice of employment law, particularly as it relates to (1) training focused on employer/employee relations, workplace safety and health (OSHA and MSHA [coal, metal and non-metal mining]) and employee retirement and income security benefits (ERISA) and (2) litigation/trial practice. Since my childhood I have been greatly inspired by, among others, Leonardo da Vinci.

[Tutor]

Might 3d rendering from iPad/iPhone be possible in the very near future?

Maybe.

"The Graphics Workstation
Unleashed: Hardware-
Accelerated Graphics
Performance on Any Device
The graphics workstation is evolving to meet the demands of a global, anytime, anywhere workforce that’s no longer tethered to location or hardware.
The need for high-quality, three-dimensional graphics can be found
in almost any business or institution, whether it’s reviewing a CT or MRI scan with a patient in a healthcare setting, designing products using computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software, or processing seismic data in oil and gas exploration. The capability to rapidly render immersive graphics that can be readily manipulated in real time can positively affect outcomes for businesses, researchers, and patients.
As organizations tap into increasingly global, distributed, and mobile resources and workforces, client computing is becoming untethered from the traditional brick-and-mortar environment. High-end graphics workstations, formerly accessible only within the confines of a traditional office or studio, are being transformed into mobile-ready environments available on any device, anywhere. ..." [ http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/soluti ... cs-aag.pdf ]

But, at what costs?

P.S. According to [ http://videocardz.com/59009/rumor-nvidi ... us-in-june ], the latest/2nd confirming rumor is:
"NVIDIA has plans to replace all three most popular high-end GeForce cards in one month [June 2016]. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti would be replaced by GP104-400 based product, which would be available in reference and custom design. Meanwhile GeForce GTX 980 would also be succeeded by GP104-200 graphics card and also available in custom designs. Lastly, GP104-150 would be AIB-only version with performance close to GTX 970. ..." See, also, http://videocardz.com/59013/nvidia-alre ... -the-press .

[Goldorak]

Might 3d rendering from iPad/iPhone be possible in the very near future?

Maybe.

"The Graphics Workstation
Unleashed: Hardware-
Accelerated Graphics
Performance on Any Device
The graphics workstation is evolving to meet the demands of a global, anytime, anywhere workforce that’s no longer tethered to location or hardware.
The need for high-quality, three-dimensional graphics can be found
in almost any business or institution, whether it’s reviewing a CT or MRI scan with a patient in a healthcare setting, designing products using computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software, or processing seismic data in oil and gas exploration. The capability to rapidly render immersive graphics that can be readily manipulated in real time can positively affect outcomes for businesses, researchers, and patients.
As organizations tap into increasingly global, distributed, and mobile resources and workforces, client computing is becoming untethered from the traditional brick-and-mortar environment. High-end graphics workstations, formerly accessible only within the confines of a traditional office or studio, are being transformed into mobile-ready environments available on any device, anywhere. ..." [ http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/soluti ... cs-aag.pdf ]

But, at what costs?

P.S. According to [ http://videocardz.com/59009/rumor-nvidi ... us-in-june ], the latest/2nd confirming rumor is:
"NVIDIA has plans to replace all three most popular high-end GeForce cards in one month [June 2016]. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti would be replaced by GP104-400 based product, which would be available in reference and custom design. Meanwhile GeForce GTX 980 would also be succeeded by GP104-200 graphics card and also available in custom designs. Lastly, GP104-150 would be AIB-only version with performance close to GTX 970. ..." See, also, http://videocardz.com/59013/nvidia-alre ... -the-press .

My guess, and it is just a guess, is that an iPad Pro (12.9 inch) GPU in theory could provide ~10-13 OctaneBench based on its SP GFLOPS perf. relative to similarly performant NVIDIA GPUs.

[Tutor]

... .
My guess, and it is just a guess, is that an iPad Pro (12.9 inch) GPU in theory could provide ~10-13 OctaneBench based on its SP GFLOPS perf. relative to similarly performant NVIDIA GPUs.

Thanks Goldorak. Here's my dream development: Is it now or will it soon be possible for me to use an iPad with 4k display capability (like the recently announced iPad Pro 9 in.) for 3d content creation in an 4k animation pipeline where 3d rendering will be done remotely on big iron elsewhere/in the cloud, and have the rendered frame(s) be almost instantaneously reviewable by me on my iPad. Is this something the developers here plan to soon help bring about?