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[IDV #NSK-688890]: Potential IDV Performance In 64-Bit Mode

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  • Subject: [IDV #NSK-688890]: Potential IDV Performance In 64-Bit Mode
  • Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:02:11 -0600
Hi Jacob-

> Thanks for your support.  In regards to a video card, would there be any 
> difference in IDV performance with a high-end video card versus an average 
> video card?  Would an AGP video card work as well as a PCI-Express video card?

The more memory on the card, generally, the better performance.  However,
it really depends on the graphics driver.  I'm not sure you'd see
much of a difference in the IDV between the two architectures.

Don
> ---- Unidata IDV Support <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Hi Jacob-
> >
> > > I have a question regarding the potential IDV performance in total 64-Bit 
> > > mode.  I currently have a 64-Bit processor on my computers motherboard.  
> > > I also currently have 2 gigabytes of RAM (Hyper-X version of the Kingston 
> > > memory set) for my computer and I am currently in the process of 
> > > upgrading my video card to a PNY GeForce 7600GS 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP.  
> > > If I install the latest Fedora Core 64-Bit operating system and download 
> > > your new 64-Bit version of the IDV, how well will the IDV perform given 
> > > this total 64-Bit environment, the given video card, and 2 gigabytes of 
> > > RAM?
> >
> > I don't know that you will see a performance difference over the 32-bit 
> > version.  However,
> > if you had more than 2Gb of memory, you could then allocate more.  If you 
> > were running
> > into problems with memory allocation in 32 bit mode, you might be able to 
> > allocate more
> > in 64bit mode.
> >
> > Don
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: NSK-688890
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: NSK-688890
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open