fhohj wrote:Sam I have a couple questions for you, I can't really get this information anywhere else right now.
If I have a system where I have a Kaveri chip in it, alongside an older GCN graphics card like the 7000 series or the rebrands in the new series, can I still use TrueAudio? Will games be able to use the TrueAudio DSP in my cpu or will it not work? If it will work then Is it handled by the driver or will application developers need to make changes themselves to enable this functionality?
Importantly If it works then
Will I have to run in a crossfire setup in order to make this happen?
Will there be a performance hit to doing it this way over a situation where you'd be using it with silicon on the card?
Will it be feature-incomplete, will it only work in a scaled back or limited way, or will some features not be available this way?
I'll pm this to you as well in case that's helps it get your attention.
Hello fhohj
I separated your questions a little...see below:
Q - If I have a system where I have a Kaveri chip in it, alongside an older GCN graphics card like the 7000 series or the rebrands in the new series, can I still use TrueAudio?
A - To use TrueAudio, you'll need to have a Radeon R9 or R7 200 series GPU, specifically TrueAudio is available on systems equipped with a 4th gen desktop A10 series processor, or Radeon R7 260X/R9 290/290X GPU. By the way, TrueAudio remains enabled on 4th Gen desktop A10 processors when you add a discrete GPU, in fact any dGPU.
Q - Will games be able to use the TrueAudio DSP in my cpu or will it not work?
A - I’m assuming you have an A10-7850K or A10-7700K. If so, then yes, the APU will support TrueAudio since TrueAudio’s DSP is in the GPU of the APU.
Q - If it will work then Is it handled by the driver or will application developers need to make changes themselves to enable this functionality?
A - It’s handled by the driver, which needs to be updated by the developer to take advantage of TrueAudio. In other words, game developers and application programmers will need to write (or update) their code to use TrueAudio for the hardware acceleration to be used on supported products in combination with TrueAudio enabled driver (i.e. the Catalyst 14.1 Beta - which is coming soon).
Q - Will I have to run in a crossfire setup in order to make this happen?
A - No, Crossfire is not required to run TrueAudio.
Q - Will there be a performance hit to doing it this way over a situation where you'd be using it with silicon on the card?
A - I’m not too clear about this question. But in general, running TrueAudio won’t affect the CPU or the GPU since the TrueAudio technology is handled independently by the driver that controls the dedicated DSP. In other words, the driver is programmed to recognize and manage the TrueAudio DSP in the GPU. In short, there is no performance penalty running TrueAudio on an APU vs. a discrete GPU.
Q - Will it be feature-incomplete, will it only work in a scaled back or limited way, or will some features not be available this way?
A - Nope, simply put if TrueAudio is featured in your GPU (or APU), then you're good to go.
soooooon
) BTW: I'm going to start a new thread for it in just a moment for the rest of the TTR community - I don't want to go off topic here, apologize in advance)
