Nehalem + PowerVR integrated CPU/GPU

[Rob Evans]

From http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/36502/135/

"Later in the product cycle, Intel plans to offer a Nehalem processor with integrated graphics. Consider it Intel’s version of AMD’s Fusion processor: Gelsinger said that Nehalem has been built around a modular concept, allowing the company to scale the processor either towards performance or low power consumption. Compared to Fusion, the Nehalem+graphics CPU will not use a fully-fledged GPU, but essentially an overclocked PowerVR graphics core, which is not expected to reach the performance of the AMD GPU version."

Rob.

[roninja]

Sgx 545?

[Berek]

With where Nintendo is right now on OpenGL vs. SGX, I'd almost have to say SGX550 perhaps?

[knux]

Doesn't mention anything in the news report of the processor being integrated with a PowerVR graphics core. But if it really is, I'd suspect it's SGX545, I can't think of it being used anywhere else.

[Ailuros]

Doesn't mention anything in the news report of the processor being integrated with a PowerVR graphics core. But if it really is, I'd suspect it's SGX545, I can't think of it being used anywhere else.

If Intel isn't interested in sticking a Vista/D3D10.1 sticker on a future UMPC, then they of course haven't much reason to use a SGX545 in such a device. Whether integrated in a processor or in a SoC for a small form factor device doesn't necessarily mean that you get any serious performance out of such a core.

Rob,

Just a gut feeling or any substantial info that made you alter that text?