Hydra 200 - chip produced by the Israeli company Lucid - the successor to the previous decision Hydra 100 . The main task of the chip is to provide the possibility of combining in one system video cards with graphic processors of different series and manufacturers.
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Presentation and Announcement
In 2008, the company for the first time presented a solution for combining various chips in one system. The development was called HYDRA Engine. It consisted of both software (drivers) and hardware ( Hydra 100 ).
In September 2009, at the IDF forum, Israeli developers officially announced the readiness of a new-generation chip, called the Hydra 200. Among the main innovations, greater efficiency and lower power consumption (up to 6 W) were announced.
Description
According to the manufacturer’s announcement, the chip is manufactured using the 65nm process technology, it supports the integration of Nvidia and AMD chips combined in a configuration of two, three or four accelerators. It is specifically noted that this chip switch supports PCI Express 2.0, can work effectively with almost any chipset, CPU and GPU, is compatible with DirectX 9.0c, DirectX 10.1 and DirectX 11, and also fully meets all requirements of Windows Vista and Windows 7 .
Implementations
Initially, it was announced that the first motherboard containing this chip would be MSI Big Bang TRINERGY, but it came out with an NVIDIA nForce 200 chip. However, the company promised that the Hydra 200 will be released as part of the MSI Big Bang FUSION motherboard.
As of November 2009, this chip is represented only as part of a test stand provided for testing by the company itself.