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Sort of. It's the exact same thing as Nvidia optimus. Linux calls it DRI-PRIME or PRIME offload. Get it =P ?

Big, display-less GPU renders frame, image is copied into VRAM of smaller GPU with a display. Smaller GPU draws image to screen.

Most of the gamer laptops do this. There's no physical link between the display and the big GPU. I believe the mobile cards enable a second DMA engine that is usually soft locked on GeForce to handle the transfer.



Same as first PowerVR gaming chips.

Midas3 (1996) https://vintage3d.org/midas3.php

PCX1 (1996) https://vintage3d.org/pcx1.php

and PCX2 (1997) https://vintage3d.org/pcx2.php

Tomb Raider running 1024x768 30FPS on a card half the cost of 3Dfx Voodoo1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GMesT4WKzI It could even run up to 60FPS at 640x480, the best hardware platform running Tomb Raider, and only one allowing over 30FPS.




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