Windows 7 includes a new feature called DirectCompute, that allows Windows 7 developors to make use of the parallel processing power of modern video cards, to give the give the system processor a boost for tasks that involve say high-quality video playback or high performance transcoding.
“DirectCompute enables more than 100 million users of GeForce GPUs to run applications optimized for DirectCompute so they can spend less time waiting and more time creating and sharing content with friends and families.”
Direct Compute may lead to users such as myself who don’t need games investing in high-end graphics cards to assist with other computing tasks:
“Windows 7 combined with applications that take advantage of the new DirectCompute technology have the potential to transform the personal computing experience for millions of customers using GPUs to turbo-charge scenarios in digital media applications,” said Mike Ybarra, general manager for Windows Product Management at Microsoft Corp. “We’ve already seen some applications come to market that take advantage of the GPU, Windows 7 and DirectCompute will make it even easier for developers to write applications and deliver these benefits to millions of additional customers.”
It will be interesting to see if DirectCompute does indeed provide a significant performance boost for PCs. When Windows Vista was launched, Microsoft promised that Readyboost would provide a significant boost to performance, whereas I’ve found it to be negliable.
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