[Freddy]

Here's something new that may improve the quality of our desktop avatars in the years to come.

The potential for real-time ray tracing has been a major talking point in 3D graphics ever since Intel announced its plans for the x86-based multi-core Larrabee discrete graphics chip at IDF in 2007. However, a new graphics company called Caustic Graphics reckons that it’s already uncovered the secret of real-time ray tracing with a chip that it says “enables your CPU/GPU to shade with rasterisation-like efficiency.”

Here's the full article :

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2009/03/12/caustic-promises-real-time-ray-tracing/1

And here's their home site.

http://www.caustic.com/

Sadly I can't find any prices yet, but they're probably not for the faint of heart.

[Carl2]

  I keep thinking about the physics card that was being sold. 
Carl2

[Art]

Prices? With a front page display like that, "Just the fastest card...blah...on the planet!" You know you're going to pay dearly for it!!
Just bend over and grab both ankles cause this is gonna hurt!! Hahaha!!!

Saddly however...this card is NOT for gamers...it is for REAL users who can appreciate the complexities of graphics applications because, after all, some of us here at this Fastest Card Company are Phd's and that don't mean Piled High and Deep!

[Freddy]

   Yes I agree it's going to be expensive.  They do say it is not for gamers YET though.  They would be a bit daft to ignore the gaming market as it would probably net them the most money.  But it's a start in the right direction, I mean real-time decent ray-tracing, that's got to be great.

which Physics card is that Carl ?