Carmack on multi-threading in id Tech 5 - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 22nd Aug 2008, 00:30

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/08...in-id-tech-5/1

IDF FALL 2008: John Carmack spoke about multi-threading support in the new id Tech 5 engine during Renee James' software keynote at IDF.

Cinnander · 22nd Aug 2008, 00:53

Looks pretty sweet - the technology seems very cool too, but I have a feeling that "Minimum Requirements" are going to start listing a number of cores. Dual core is fine and dandy, but from the sound of it Rage is going to want 4 to really feel at home. Graphics and Physics aside, there's still an awful lot to be done by the other threads.

bowman · 22nd Aug 2008, 01:12

Given that the game is designed to run on a console with three in-order dual-issue SMT cores at 3.2GHz (yes that's about the equivalent of three Intel Atoms at 3.2GHz, instruction set being different and all it's not an entirely valid comparison, but still) I doubt it'll need more than a C2D to run just fine. Port be damned, PCs are so far ahead of the toys now that any decent dualcore machine can run them all without a hitch.

roshan · 23rd Aug 2008, 08:38

Doom 3 ,Started well.finishes bad.Id tech 4 was dark. You can just tell the name of the engine just by looking at the monitor.when i played Prey i immidiately recognizied it was doom 3 engine.But engine was a mega hit for the gaming world at that time.
I hope id tech 5 would live up to the standards.Mega textures,multi theading ,but what we want is extreamly good game play with better graphics. kind of a unreal engine 3 like stuff from id,to use the engine for dozen other games.

Bladestorm · 23rd Aug 2008, 11:15

Quote:

James invited John Carmack onto stage to talk about visual computing and he bought along

Brought?

And hey, developers starting to get a good handle on how to use multi-core is cool.

Hamish · 23rd Aug 2008, 11:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by roshan

Id tech 4 was dark.

no, Doom3 was dark
ET: Quake Wars was ID tech4, its certainly not dark

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22nd Aug 2008, 00:53	#2
Cinnander Flux junkie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 394	Looks pretty sweet - the technology seems very cool too, but I have a feeling that "Minimum Requirements" are going to start listing a number of cores. Dual core is fine and dandy, but from the sound of it Rage is going to want 4 to really feel at home. Graphics and Physics aside, there's still an awful lot to be done by the other threads. __________________ Xubuntu Linux (Hardy), Debian Linux (Etch) Abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9, C2D E6600, 2x1GB Geil, EVGA 8800GTS.

22nd Aug 2008, 01:12	#3
bowman Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 249	Given that the game is designed to run on a console with three in-order dual-issue SMT cores at 3.2GHz (yes that's about the equivalent of three Intel Atoms at 3.2GHz, instruction set being different and all it's not an entirely valid comparison, but still) I doubt it'll need more than a C2D to run just fine. Port be damned, PCs are so far ahead of the toys now that any decent dualcore machine can run them all without a hitch.

23rd Aug 2008, 08:38	#4
roshan Modder Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 62	Doom 3 ,Started well.finishes bad.Id tech 4 was dark. You can just tell the name of the engine just by looking at the monitor.when i played Prey i immidiately recognizied it was doom 3 engine.But engine was a mega hit for the gaming world at that time. I hope id tech 5 would live up to the standards.Mega textures,multi theading ,but what we want is extreamly good game play with better graphics. kind of a unreal engine 3 like stuff from id,to use the engine for dozen other games.