- Oct 25, 2012
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Hi all,
I am wondering how useful AVX2 and FMA3 will be in general computing and gaming. I know stuff like Handbrake will likely pick up AVX2 and FMA3 quickly but how about things like games and more mundane programs? How long will it take for them to use these new instruction sets? I'm already running Ivy so I won't be getting Haswell but I want a fell as to when upgrading to the cpu arch of the day will see me some sizable gains. I can afford to be slower in Handbrake since I don't use it too much but when games actually need that extra CPU omph, I'll probably need to upgrade then.
Will these instructions sets be game changers in way? Like allow games to run like twice as fast on the cpu e.g. 80%load vs 40%load just by uisng these instruction sets.
I am wondering how useful AVX2 and FMA3 will be in general computing and gaming. I know stuff like Handbrake will likely pick up AVX2 and FMA3 quickly but how about things like games and more mundane programs? How long will it take for them to use these new instruction sets? I'm already running Ivy so I won't be getting Haswell but I want a fell as to when upgrading to the cpu arch of the day will see me some sizable gains. I can afford to be slower in Handbrake since I don't use it too much but when games actually need that extra CPU omph, I'll probably need to upgrade then.
Will these instructions sets be game changers in way? Like allow games to run like twice as fast on the cpu e.g. 80%load vs 40%load just by uisng these instruction sets.