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To: Doren who wrote (31869)1/16/2002 5:10:32 PM
From: Dave  Read Replies (2) of 213182
 
Doren, how many common processor-intensive tasks can you think of that have NOT been AltiVec accelerated?

That's the thing about optimization. Developers don't accelerate everything they write. You don't use AltiVec to disable a menu item, or to respond to a mouse click. You use it for inner loops in common tasks, like compressing data, or rendering a blurred drop shadow, or decompressing JPEG, or compositing windows with Alpha channels on your display. Guess what? All of these tasks are AltiVec accelerated on your G4.

The key point is that CLOCK FOR CLOCK, a G4 is faster than an P4, and it's ESPECIALLY faster for those tasks that need to be fast.

Dave
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