Will dolphin support AVX (Sandy Bridge+ Bulldozer)?

~~bugmenot~~ · 11-30-2010, 05:30 PM #1

Is avx a new standard for lets say sse? Will dolphin use it? What is it exactly and can dolphin benefit from it? I ask this because I plan to buy a new cpu and wondered if I should wait a bit for this AVX if it will benefit dolphin.

obscured · 11-30-2010, 05:43 PM #2

Getting those new cpus alone will benefit because they are faster and more efficient design.

**Ocean** · 12-01-2010, 01:20 AM #3

Almost with 100% certainty someone will compile builds that are optimized for AVX if it's deemed to have a positive impact on performance.. There is zero technical obstacle why it couldn't be done

Just wait for 2nd/3rd half of 2011 and those builds will prob. already exist

**NaturalViolence** · 12-01-2010, 03:58 AM #4

Will there be dolphin builds that use avx? Yes. Will they do it natively? Probably not, it will have to be handled by the compiler.

my_rig_is_dust · 12-02-2010, 08:55 AM #5

(12-01-2010, 01:20 AM)Ocean Wrote: Almost with 100% certainty someone will compile builds that are optimized for AVX if it's deemed to have a positive impact on performance.. There is zero technical obstacle why it couldn't be done

Just wait for 2nd/3rd half of 2011 and those builds will prob. already exist