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This is good information on what's to come, if it hasn't already been posted. I do notice one thing about this forum compared to all the other computer forums around: this forum is always, ALWAYS one step ahead of everyone else when it comes to news.
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As you have heard, AMD Fusion is a project that will merge CPU/GPU function together on the same processor. Intel will also release their own version and hopefully, beat AMD at it's own game. The chips are reportedly planned for Q2 2009, which would put it ahead of AMD's planned launch of Fusion in the second half of 2009.
This is the next big phase in the computer technology industry as it gives compeition to graphic card makers. The processors are being developed under the code names "Havendale" (desktop processor) and "Auburndale" (mobile processor). Intel will combine its forthcoming Nehalem processor with a next-generation graphics processor from its current G45 chip.
The G45 is a decent performer. Check this out, it will have support for DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0 as well as HD decoding and HDMI, Displayport, and DVI ports.
The architectural designs show Havendale/Auburndale as a dual-core processor with integrated graphics and a 4MB cache for the two cores.
Havendale will use a new desktop-socket design, LGA-1160, and Auburndale will use the new mPGA-989 mobile socket. The desktop chip will have a 75-watt power envelop, while the mobile part will be between 45 and 55 watts.
It's quite a change for Intel to react to something AMD still has in the labs. It was dismissing 64-bit x86 extensions back when AMD first introduced them, then belatedly came to market a few years later with 64-bit chips.
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"Intel is never going to let AMD get too far ahead of them again"
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As you have heard, AMD Fusion is a project that will merge CPU/GPU function together on the same processor. Intel will also release their own version and hopefully, beat AMD at it's own game. The chips are reportedly planned for Q2 2009, which would put it ahead of AMD's planned launch of Fusion in the second half of 2009.
This is the next big phase in the computer technology industry as it gives compeition to graphic card makers. The processors are being developed under the code names "Havendale" (desktop processor) and "Auburndale" (mobile processor). Intel will combine its forthcoming Nehalem processor with a next-generation graphics processor from its current G45 chip.
The G45 is a decent performer. Check this out, it will have support for DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0 as well as HD decoding and HDMI, Displayport, and DVI ports.
The architectural designs show Havendale/Auburndale as a dual-core processor with integrated graphics and a 4MB cache for the two cores.
Havendale will use a new desktop-socket design, LGA-1160, and Auburndale will use the new mPGA-989 mobile socket. The desktop chip will have a 75-watt power envelop, while the mobile part will be between 45 and 55 watts.
It's quite a change for Intel to react to something AMD still has in the labs. It was dismissing 64-bit x86 extensions back when AMD first introduced them, then belatedly came to market a few years later with 64-bit chips.
Œã“¡￾O–΂ÌWeeklyŠCŠOƒjƒ…￾[ƒX
"Intel is never going to let AMD get too far ahead of them again"