Low-Cost Image Generation for Immersive Multi-Screen Environments
Felix Rabe, Christian Fröhlich, Marc Erich Latoschik · Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld (Universität Bielefeld) · 2007
Abstract: This paper describes the configuration of a cost-efficient monolithic render server aimed at multi-screen Virtual Reality display devices. The system uses common Of-The-Shelf (OTS) PC components and feeds up to 6 independent screens via 3 graphics pipes with the potential to feed up to 12 screens. The internal graphics accelerators each use at least 8 PCIe lanes which results in sufficient bandwidth. Performance measurements are provided for several benchmarks which compare the system’s performance to well established network based render clusters. Keywords: Low-cost image generation, render hardware, multi-screen rendering 1