What is the advantage of fp calculations?
I have a few ideas, but if anyone could help or post a relevent url
I'd be very greatful.
cheers
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> What is the advantage of fp calculations?
> I have a few ideas, but if anyone could help or post a relevent url
> I'd be very greatful.
> cheers
I'm not sure I understand your question but here's a little of an
answer.
Most CPUs have two ways of crunching numbers, an Integer unit and a
Floating Point unit.
Obviously, the Integer unit only works with whole numbers. Fractions
and decimals have to be run through the Floating Point unit (FPU).
One advantage of the Intel processors is that the FPU is very strong.
AMD and Cyrix have been trying hard to catch up, but Intel seems to have
quite an advantage.
Any game that does 3D calculations on the fly needs a strong FPU to run
it. That is why Intel seems to run 3D games better than AMD or Cyrix
chips.
Is that enough? I don't know of any websites to help you. You can
probably do a search on keywords:
Floating Point
CPU
Technology
Semiconductor
Processor
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