by swallow i dont just mean pull on die. I mean pull on die with the best performance\mm^2 ratio.
[H]ardocp (Kyle Bennett) thoughts on ATI/AMD, Intel, and Nvidia.
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by swallow i dont just mean pull on die. I mean pull on die with the best performance\mm^2 ratio.
Maybe the chipset would take care of that
I see the CPU becoming a mere periferal like the chipset nowadays, and the "upgrades" more on the side of add-in modules tailored for specific tasks in which they'll be much more capable then a CPU. Not much of a difference compared to nowadays, just on another scale.
Well there's no real reason to demand or expect a homogeneous solution, is there?
ELSA isn't a real nvidia only partner, anyway they never been exclusive before 2000 etc. they just made cards based on anything available, the original Gloria L/XL adapters were based on S3 Virge chips with random amounts of memory.
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The S3 Virge (the "De-ccelerator", as it was known back then
) was around long before the term "GPU" was coined by Nvidia for the original Geforce 256 in late 1999, so i think my statement is still valid.
The S3 Virge (the "De-ccelerator", as it was known back then
Well, nVidia's GPU term was made up to consists any device that assists the CPU in graphics processing, which definitely includes all those S3 this that had some sort of hardware capability.. just not in dx/glide.
I think the coining of that marketing term has nothing to do with what we call GPU's today, even nvidia itself changed it's 1999 definition of GPU (T&L +10 million polys) to a more common "any processor to which the CPU can offload graphics tasks"
Part of their nsist campaign since not everyone cares about hardware t&l but like "accelerated photo processing" better...
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What's this ?
http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20070507PD208.html
Humm, "Nehalem" chipset license (that would be strange, considering the object of the exchange -GPU tech-), or (yes, i know this sounds thin, at best) a x86 license ?
http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20070507PD208.html
Humm, "Nehalem" chipset license (that would be strange, considering the object of the exchange -GPU tech-), or (yes, i know this sounds thin, at best) a x86 license ?
When I read that at Digitimes this morning, fairly or not, my first reaction was that Intel is famous for strong-arming partners into cross-licensing IP as the price for playing on their platform. Dunno that's what's going on here, as the sourcing and details are mighty thin, but it certainly would fit the long-term historical pattern.
Maybe. But if NV foresees the sun setting on a good chunk of their AMD chipset business (and I think it likely they do foresee that), then possibly something a littler broader is afoot.
Of course, licensing agreements are secretive, but considering NVIDIA's previous refusal to enter Intel chipset market on account of unfavorable licensing terms, there is reasonable speculation that the current chipset license does not involve royalty payments.
JHH has frequently pointed out that NVIDIA has a lot of IP too. So as mighty as Intel might be in the IP department, NVIDIA is hardly a slouch. And key patents are key patents, no matter how many total patents you have. I don't think it would be too much of stretch to think that NVIDIA has long been building up IP leverage to play against Intel.
JHH has frequently pointed out that NVIDIA has a lot of IP too. So as mighty as Intel might be in the IP department, NVIDIA is hardly a slouch. And key patents are key patents, no matter how many total patents you have. I don't think it would be too much of stretch to think that NVIDIA has long been building up IP leverage to play against Intel.
It might be bigger and more stable but Intel doesn't like sharing that market with anyone. BTW, despite JHH rethoric about how they are "the last one standing", "winner by default" and "exactly where they want to be", if Intel makes them a good offer - let's say $42 a share - Nvidia will vanish in a snap of the fingures.
Considering they bought nVidia's biggest competitor though, didn't you foresee just a few hiccups in their relationship? :|It makes me really sad
I think one of the reasons why AMD-Nvidia relationship deteriorated that is often overlooked are the declining fortunes of AMD in general. Intel has always had a bigger slice of the pie, but until recently AMD had a multi-year grasp on the enthusiast community - and was growing across the board. Intel, on the other hand, was knee-deep in Netburst nightmare and was never keen in letting other companies on their turf anyway. The Nvidia-AMD relationship was natural - given a choice between a company with superior product and eagerness to partner and one with inferior CPUs and crappy attitude, who wouldn't go with the former?
Now, let's see what happened since:
1) AMD bought ATI. They said all the right things about keeping things open and blah-blah, but they now they are in direct competition with Nvidia across the board - everything Nvidia sells AMD would rather have you buy from them.
2) Nvidia broke into Intel market. You'd rather have 20% of 80% than 50% of 20%.
3) AMD lost the technological leadership. The same people who were buying Nforce 2s for their Athlons are now shopping for Core2 systems.
3 years ago, both companies needed each other. Today, neither does.
Now, let's see what happened since:
1) AMD bought ATI. They said all the right things about keeping things open and blah-blah, but they now they are in direct competition with Nvidia across the board - everything Nvidia sells AMD would rather have you buy from them.
2) Nvidia broke into Intel market. You'd rather have 20% of 80% than 50% of 20%.
3) AMD lost the technological leadership. The same people who were buying Nforce 2s for their Athlons are now shopping for Core2 systems.
3 years ago, both companies needed each other. Today, neither does.
And that can change in the blink of an eye - Nvidia is in a sticky position here. There is no guarantee that AMD won't rise again as the darling of the enthusiast community and if they do Nvidia will want to be there with competitive products supporting AMD CPU's.