Intel unveils graphics chip line (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

Intel has unveiled details of the chip that will spearhead its move into computer graphics.

It has revealed blueprints for the Larrabee chip that is scheduled to first appear in finished products in late 2009 or early 2010.

Larrabee will be a stand-alone graphics processor unlike the onboard chips it produces for many PC makers.

The move will bring Intel into direct competition with graphics specialists Nvidia and the ATI division of AMD.
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Intel said it would release more details about Larrabee at the upcoming Siggraph computer graphics conference due to be held in Los Angeles from 12-15 August.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7540935.stm

[lapfog_1]

1. Rumor is that Nvidia is getting out of the chipset business...

unconfirmed.

[skoalyman]

2. great now if they'll just makem affordable

I'm still running a p4 3ghz processor:scared: just hope it lasts another 5 years until I can afford another upgrade;(