14 DAY TRIAL // Since it has decided to move on the central processor market at its own pace, Advanced Micro Devices has been making up for the “losses” there by one-upping itself and its rival on the graphics front.
Case in point, the corporation has made one step further then NVIDIA on the gaming industry. At least that's how its latest announcement can be interpreted.
Many people know about NVIDIA GeForce GRID by now, that cloud graphics card meant to be used in servers, so play games over the Internet.
Say, having something like Skyrim installed on a server somewhere and needing only a good screen and a web connection to fully enjoy it. You don't even need a PC. A smart TV with USB-connected peripherals would do fine.
NVIDIA GRID is just starting out though, so AMD figured it would do one better and release the Radeon SKY graphics cloud gaming platform faster.
Recently demonstrated at GDC 2013, the technology outlines how to make a cloud hub that people can access with any web-connected device.
At GDC 2013, players enjoyed Deus Ex Human Revolution on a notebook and Far Cry 3 on a tablet.
Cloud gaming service providers can support up to 6 simultaneous HD game streams through a single Graphics Core Next accelerator.
Obviously, those AMD Radeon SKY 700 accelerators are significantly superior to even the best consumer graphics card. The extra price can be handled by enterprise clients though. CiiNOW, Inc.'s Cumulus technology is used to actually perform the streaming though.
"AMD and CiiNOW are making gaming in the cloud a disruptive and visually compelling experience. Together, we enable instant, amazing gaming experiences on a wide variety of clients for game enthusiasts," said Rob Haberman, CEO, CiiNOW, Inc.
Anyone visiting Gamescom 2013 will get to witness and even experience the Radeon Sky platform. Everything from casual titles to games that use AAA-level graphics are supported.