Question regarding ps3..

[bagofsuck]

can the ps3 do downsampling AA at 720p ? realtime procedural ray tracing ? complete procedural fluid dynamics on over a square kilometer ?

 

[Betanumerical]

can the ps3 do downsampling AA at 720p ?

You mean Supersampling AA?

You can if you want I guess, thats if you don't like RAM, framerates, or bandwidth.

 

[makattack]

It sounds as if you're really asking if anyone has used a PS3 as part of a render farm. I don't know, and suspect that this would be a natural application for someone to attempt in linux. A quick google search didn't result in anything concrete. I suspect that low-cost modern PCs with dual core CPUs may do a better job, with more RAM per node...

 

[Shifty Geezer]

can the ps3 do downsampling AA at 720p ?

From what framebuffer resolution and with what detail?

realtime procedural ray tracing ?

Of how complex a scene and how many rays and recursions?

complete procedural fluid dynamics on over a square kilometer ?

At what resolution of fluid?

The answer is 'yes' and 'no' to all questions, for all current computers, depending on the essential parameters that define the tasks being asked of them.