wat are physics cards?

[sabret00the]

wat are physics cards?How does it help?People with Dx10 based graphics cards such as 8600GT do they require these cards?

[s18000rpm]

Physics Processing Unit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics_processing_unit)

A Physics Processing Unit (PPU) is a dedicated microprocessor designed to handle the calculations of physics, especially in the physics engine of video games. Examples of calculations involving a PPU might include rigid body dynamics, soft body dynamics, collision detection, fluid dynamics, hair and clothing simulation, finite element analysis, and fracturing of objects. The idea is that specialized processors offload time consuming tasks from a computer's CPU.

[sabret00the]

Physics Processing Unit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics_processing_unit)

A Physics Processing Unit (PPU) is a dedicated microprocessor designed to handle the calculations of physics, especially in the physics engine of video games. Examples of calculations involving a PPU might include rigid body dynamics, soft body dynamics, collision detection, fluid dynamics, hair and clothing simulation, finite element analysis, and fracturing of objects. The idea is that specialized processors offload time consuming tasks from a computer's CPU.

^^^extremely interesting...hmm
Do u think one may use a PPU along with a DX10 card