Intel Buys Over NVIDIA

Dashken · 31st Mar 2009, 09:04 PM

The inevitable has finally happened. NVIDIA will soon be part of the behemoth that is Intel. The ink is still wet and there is still much to work out before NVIDIA becomes part of Intel, but it is a done deal according to an inside source.

It was a remarkably rapid reversal of fortunes for NVIDIA. With several key design successes, NVIDIA rapidly went from an obscure company to arguably the leading 3D graphics processor company in the world. Right before their fall from grace, the company boasted a retail market share of over 80%. For a long while, it appeared that they could do no wrong.

In fact, the company was so supremely confident of their success that they even took on CPU behemoth, Intel. Their company president and CEO, Huang Jen-Hsun, openly belittled Intel's upcoming Larrabee processor, claiming that it was nothing more than "a PowerPoint slide". Ironically, it is Intel and the Larrabee processor that will be NVIDIA's salvation.

Link : Intel Buys Over NVIDIA

ssj4Gogeta · 1st Apr 2009, 01:03 AM

Maybe you're right, but I'd like some clarifications - you said Intel's Larrabee will need a new version of DX to work with. That's entirely wrong. This where the capabilities of Larrabee come in - it can work with ANY version of DirectX. It's a completely general purpose architecture. That means, that it can handle any kind of computation, unlike current GPU's, which can handle only certain kinds of computations, for which they were designed. (That's why you need to buy a new graphics card for a new DirectX version.). Intel's Larrabee will run DirectX in software. That is, it will simulate a DirectX pipeline. Since it's general purpose, it can work with all the current AND future versions of DirectX.

Secondly, you said that the engineers working on the Larrabee project will lose their jobs. That's not right. Nvidia doesn't know anything about and doesn't have experience in building x86 general purpose cores. And since a general purpose graphics core is what's the target of Intel, I don't think Larrabee engineers will lose their job.

zy · 1st Apr 2009, 02:20 AM

i can only laugh. LOL

ssj4Gogeta · 1st Apr 2009, 02:29 AM

erm... 1st April, isn't it?

Trinity · 1st Apr 2009, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ssj4Gogeta

erm... 1st April, isn't it?

Welcome to TechARP...

Papercut · 1st Apr 2009, 07:13 PM

Dammit, I forgot

ChampionLLY · 1st Apr 2009, 07:57 PM

happy april fool!`

ssj4Gogeta · 2nd Apr 2009, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Trinity

Welcome to TechARP...

Thanks

you people got me there LOL. Then I wondered why isn't there any news about this on INQUIRER or other sites. I thought TechARP is the first one to publish news many times, so may be... But then read zy's comment and got it all.

Adrian Wong · 4th Apr 2009, 09:31 PM

Hehe.. BTW, we were referring to Intel's engineers who are responsible for coming up with graphics "decelerators" like the GMA integrated graphics for their chipsets.

zy · 5th Apr 2009, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ssj4Gogeta

Thanks

you people got me there LOL. Then I wondered why isn't there any news about this on INQUIRER or other sites. I thought TechARP is the first one to publish news many times, so may be... But then read zy's comment and got it all.

dont worry, i almost got fooled by this article. till i notized the date and author. lol

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ssj4Gogeta Newbie Join Date: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Maybe you're right, but I'd like some clarifications - you said Intel's Larrabee will need a new version of DX to work with. That's entirely wrong. This where the capabilities of Larrabee come in - it can work with ANY version of DirectX. It's a completely general purpose architecture. That means, that it can handle any kind of computation, unlike current GPU's, which can handle only certain kinds of computations, for which they were designed. (That's why you need to buy a new graphics card for a new DirectX version.). Intel's Larrabee will run DirectX in software. That is, it will simulate a DirectX pipeline. Since it's general purpose, it can work with all the current AND future versions of DirectX. Secondly, you said that the engineers working on the Larrabee project will lose their jobs. That's not right. Nvidia doesn't know anything about and doesn't have experience in building x86 general purpose cores. And since a general purpose graphics core is what's the target of Intel, I don't think Larrabee engineers will lose their job.

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