ElcomSoft company was able to combine the resources of central processors and video chips for restoring passwords. The use of only one video card average price range allow to accelerate the password restoring process by more than 20 times. Developers use CUDA from NVIDIA, which gives the possibility to exploit video card series geForce 8xxx.
Up-to-date dual core processor work on the selection of eight-symbol password at a the rate of 10 mln, to find the password for Windows vista will be required approximately two months. Using the the processor and video card, analogous work can be executed in three-five days. ElcomSoft plans to use this technology in all its products, oriented for passwords restoration .