Comment Re:Interesting work that raises some questions... (Score 1) 396
> On NV40-based architectures, you get a branch instruction as well as a 65536 instruction program limit.
Interesting. I would like to see how this effects the timing in the pipeline and if you would see a noticable slowdown when you make use of the full 512 instructions, executing 65k times.
> A deep unwavering belief is a sure sign you're missing something...
I don't know about `deep unwavering belief` but my work was based on a GeForce FX 5600 so all of my observations are based on that.
Interesting. I would like to see how this effects the timing in the pipeline and if you would see a noticable slowdown when you make use of the full 512 instructions, executing 65k times.
> A deep unwavering belief is a sure sign you're missing something...
I don't know about `deep unwavering belief` but my work was based on a GeForce FX 5600 so all of my observations are based on that.