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Francesco Ferroni

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Message 14422 - Posted: 19 Dec 2007, 11:49:16 UTC

Hello.
I was wondering if BOINC uses only the CPU processing power, or also the graphics card.

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Message 14425 - Posted: 19 Dec 2007, 12:05:22 UTC

Only the CPU.

To be able to use a GPU BOINC would need a complete rewrite.
The GPU is not as precise in calculations as the CPU is, so I don't think it'll ever happen.
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