3d graphics, we will see an end to it soon

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We all have heard of quantum computers?
So what use have video cards got on such massive computers? Surely a quantum PC has so much processing power that everything can be done in software opengl or whatnot?

When such PCs become available, will we see an end to video cards?
 
I haven't been keeping up on quantum computers lately. Last I heard they were still at the 6 q-bit wall, which is far short of being able to do anything other than trivial number shifting.
 
AFAIK, quantum computers are mostly good for for solving problems of the type 'try out lots and lots of proposed solutions and find the one that does match', such as large-number factoring, travelling salesman problem, that sort of stuff.

3d graphics don't match this problem scope at all, given that you are essentially computing one "solution" for each pixel on the screen, and that for each such "solution", checking if the "solution" is correct is no faster than actually computing the "solution".

So I don't see quantum computers displacing 'classical' 3d hardware anytime soon.
 
These machines are very, very different from any normal cpu or other "classic" chip. I don't know how or if they will ever be used for 3D, but right now it seems that tey are best suited for things like massive database searches and cryptography (their most 'scary' feature is the ability to decipher RSA key components quickly). They are very experimental devices and to use them basically you'd need to forget anything you know right now about 'normal' programming. So don't expect to see them on your desk anytime soon...
 
Well there is one quantum computer that manages to put out some pretty decent 3D visuals. Not really a PC so much as a shared multi-user sort of deal... ;)
 
Dave H said:
Well there is one quantum computer that manages to put out some pretty decent 3D visuals. Not really a PC so much as a shared multi-user sort of deal... ;)
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heh,had to think about that one for a bit :LOL:
 
Volenti said:
london-boy said:
HUH? i didnt get it........
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our universe could be considerd to be one big quantum computer...
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oh im sorry i thought it was supposed to be funny or something.... :oops:
well yeah of course reality is perfect. its reality.... but there are some things u cant possibly do in reality and thats why computers were created.... no actually they weren't created for that... but seeing where they're heading its pretty neat to imagine what kind of computational power we will have in years to come...
that is, until Bill Gates decides to take over the world together with Saddam and launch Microsoft branded Cell-guided missiles to destroy us all...

where did that come from.... :?
 
Well, in 1997 I predicted confidently I'd need to look for a different job inside 5 years.

In 2003 I still think the same thing, so we can probably put back the 'end of 3D as we know it' to at least 2013. :D
 
Quantum computing would make real-time photon mapping remarkably easy and efficient....

however they're never going to be able to get more than a few qubits usefully entangled.
 
antlers4 said:
Quantum computing would make real-time photon mapping remarkably easy and efficient....

however they're never going to be able to get more than a few qubits usefully entangled.
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Write this down, date it, and laugh at yourself in 10 years.
 
afaik, they are trying to do electron entanglement these days which was starting to yield slightly better results. Haven't really looked into it though, so don't take my word for it.


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BoddoZerg said:
Quantum computers are like nuclear fusion.

It's the technology of the future - and it always will be.
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would u have imagined of a thing called television if u lived in the 1700's.... or even a thing called Playstation really.... come on, let's try and keep an open mind, the future holds so many things for us it's not even funny....

from stem cells reconstruction of tissue to simple knives that work only with by shooting a thin hyper-jet of water...

these things will happen, just gotta give the human race some time...
 
I've read tons of info about Quantum Computing and the prospects seem very exciting!

While a ton of info can be concluded from the material i've laid my eyes on, it's still unclear to me what are the main advantages of quantum computers compared to the pc's of today and in what way will they show themselves?

The latest bits of info i've read about this is that NEC researchers were able to physically connect two QBits together (the news bit said that it's very important for future progress, as it's the first time two QBits were physically connected together).

While it's a great progressions towards realizing the ultimate goal, NEC said a fully funcitonal quantum computer is still quite some time away... 2020 as they said.
 
alexsok said:
I've read tons of info about Quantum Computing and the prospects seem very exciting!

While a ton of info can be concluded from the material i've laid my eyes on, it's still unclear to me what are the main advantages of quantum computers compared to the pc's of today and in what way will they show themselves?

The latest bits of info i've read about this is that NEC researchers were able to physically connect two QBits together (the news bit said that it's very important for future progress, as it's the first time two QBits were physically connected together).

While it's a great progressions towards realizing the ultimate goal, NEC said a fully funcitonal quantum computer is still quite some time away... 2020 as they said.
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well i dont mind waiting... i mean that means that the first super-duper quantum computer will come out when i'm 40 or something..... thats not too bad......
 
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