{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-gpu-eras-and-environment-von-jon-peddie","title":"The History of the GPU - Eras and Environment","description":"\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003eThis is the second book in a three-part series that traces the development of the GPU, which is defined as a single chip with an integrated transform and lighting (T\u0026amp;L) capability. This feature previously was found in workstations as a stand-alone chip that only performed geometry functions. Enabled by Moore’s law, the first era of GPUs began in the late 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003eSilicon Graphics (SGI) introduced T\u0026amp;L first in 1996 with the Nintendo 64 chipset with integrated T\u0026amp;L but didn’t follow through. ArtX developed a chipset with integrated T\u0026amp;L but didn’t bring it to market until November 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003eThe need to integrate the transform and lighting functions in the graphics controller was well understood and strongly desired by dozens of companies. Nvidia was the first to produce a PC consumer level single chip with T\u0026amp;L in October 1999. All in all, fifteen companies came close, they had designs and experience, but one thing or another got in their way to prevent them succeeding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003eAll the forces and technology were converging; the GPU was ready to emerge. Several of the companies involved did produce an integrated GPU, but not until early 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003eThis is the account of those companies, the GPU and the environment needed to support it. The GPU has become ubiquitous and can be found in every platform that involves a computer and a user interface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \n            \u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783031135804\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783031135804","offer_id":40855288479837,"sku":"9783031135804","price":42.79,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/5f48d058-8cbc-49ff-8a2d-2a8366ac5d70.jpg?v=1781324309","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/the-history-of-the-gpu-eras-and-environment-von-jon-peddie","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}