Jon Peddie Blogs

The New Visualization

Posted by Jon Peddie on July 10th 2010 | Permalink
Categories: Blogs, VIZ-SIM
Tags: nvidia amd ati radeon quadro eyefinity add-in-boards large scale visualization 3d surround evans & sutherland

In order to design automobiles, airplanes, search for oil (or contain it), and examine artifacts like a 2000-year-old mummy, large scale visualization systems are needed.Visualization system can mean different things to different people so a little definition is required to avoid confusion and controversy.I make a distinction between large-scale and localized visualization systems. A localized system, by my definition, is a single monitor used by an investigator and may be shown to colleagues, on occasion. Visualization systems employing voxels for medical research is a typical example, as are individual product lifecycle management (PLM) visualization systems. Visualization systems are also often confused…

Calculating the Total Cost of Ownership

Posted by Ted Pollak on November 30th 2010 | Permalink
Categories: Blogs, General Interest
Tags: gpu tco energy efficiency graphics processors total cost of ownership

The other day Jon was (halfway) joking that modern enthusiast GPU’s should be measured in horsepower, as they now consume about 1/3rd HP on the high end. This got me to thinking of a computer system expense evaluation tool I started working on a few years ago named RealCost. This tool could be used for just about anything electronic and is intended to estimate the total cost of ownership of a device based on its initial expense and the power it consumes. Consumer adjustable variables include average hours use per day, load weighting, planned life, and local energy expense. It is…