Nvidia and KFA2 have announced the world’s very first wireless graphics card, which sports five wireless antennae which can supposedly maintain an uncompressed 1080p video feed at 60Hz over the air waves.
The card comes with a receiver box which you attach to the back of a regular monitor or HD TV which Nvidia claims can be placed up to 100 feet (±30 metres) away from your PC with the graphics card installed. The card in question is no performance slouch either and KFA2 is launching the technology with a 1GB GTX 460.
No information regarding pricing has been confirmed, but it is expected to hit European retail shelves soon. Whether or not local distributors will pick up on this novel device remains to be seen. It also remains to be seen whether or not it offers an actual practical benefit.
Wireless technology is often used effectively in conjunction with controller and network devices, but it’s difficult to understand the value proposition of a wireless graphics card. For one, most PC gamers don’t really mind having a rat’s nest of wires tucked behind their PC case or TV. Since you rarely move your PC or monitor, the benefit of having one less cable back there seems trivial. Also, you will still need to run a power cable to your monitor, so it’s not like you will be able to have a completely wireless screen set up, which could effectively be used remotely.
Still, we are all for anything which promotes progress towards an ultimate wireless solution, where cables are rendered obsolete. We may be a long way off that pipe dream, but Nvidia’s wireless graphics card is surely a step in the right direction.
Now, if they can implement similar technology in the next generation of consoles…
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