'Ultrashadow' type tech in new ATI cards?

[Faquin Kant]

Hi,

Does anyone know of ATI implementing a similar technology in upcoming cards
to make them competitive running next gen games such as Doom 3..i've heard
that the Nvidia technology is patented....so how would ATI deal with this?

Cheers,

F.Kant

 

[JAD]

Hmmmm well if any game manufacturer were to produce a game that will only
run (with all the affects) on one type of card they would certainly restrict
their profits.

 

[Faquin Kant]

It's a technique to allow the GPU to process depth bound methods,
eliminating unecessary processing and therefore allowing the card to render
faster.....

 

[Minotaur]

Best bet read media releases from ATI or follow, www.rage3d.com.
I presume ATI would have something up it's sleeve....