Comments on: Can Nvidia Kill the x86 Architecture? http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/ The Business of Technology Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:22:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Nvidia Machine Takes a Spot on the Top Supercomputer List - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/#comment-913197 Nvidia Machine Takes a Spot on the Top Supercomputer List - GigaOM Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:41:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12131#comment-913197 [...] chips from Nvidia, Intel and AMD. As Nvidia and AMD, which bought graphics chipmaker ATI in 2005, push graphics processors for scientific computing, this is a big milestone. The rest of the list was pretty anticlimactic, with IBM’s [...] [...] chips from Nvidia, Intel and AMD. As Nvidia and AMD, which bought graphics chipmaker ATI in 2005, push graphics processors for scientific computing, this is a big milestone. The rest of the list was pretty anticlimactic, with IBM’s [...]

]]> By: AMD Bridges the Gap Between the PC and TV - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/#comment-909830 AMD Bridges the Gap Between the PC and TV - GigaOM Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:00:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12131#comment-909830 [...] the ZvBox, but doesn’t require the extra hardware. For a quick tour of the software and why visual computing is becoming so important, check out the [...] [...] the ZvBox, but doesn’t require the extra hardware. For a quick tour of the software and why visual computing is becoming so important, check out the [...]

]]> By: Graphics Go Mainstream - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/#comment-908211 Graphics Go Mainstream - GigaOM Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:15:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12131#comment-908211 [...] in today’s world of digital everything and the coming 3-D web, rich graphics are becoming a need-to-have capability on every [...] [...] in today’s world of digital everything and the coming 3-D web, rich graphics are becoming a need-to-have capability on every [...]

]]> By: Business News Research » Why Apple’s New Laptops Get Their Own GPUs - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/#comment-906548 Business News Research » Why Apple’s New Laptops Get Their Own GPUs - GigaOM Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:58:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12131#comment-906548 [...] more visual our computing and web surfing activities become, the more often we use the GPU rather than the CPU. This move to the GPU started a few years back, when software firms from Microsoft to Adobe [...] [...] more visual our computing and web surfing activities become, the more often we use the GPU rather than the CPU. This move to the GPU started a few years back, when software firms from Microsoft to Adobe [...]

]]> By: Why Apple’s New Laptops Get Their Own GPUs - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/#comment-904810 Why Apple’s New Laptops Get Their Own GPUs - GigaOM Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:21:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12131#comment-904810 [...] more visual our computing and web surfing activities become, the more often we use the GPU rather than the CPU. This move to the GPU started a few years back, when software firms from Microsoft to Adobe [...] [...] more visual our computing and web surfing activities become, the more often we use the GPU rather than the CPU. This move to the GPU started a few years back, when software firms from Microsoft to Adobe [...]

]]> By: Nvidia to Offer Its Chips in the New Cray Desktop - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/#comment-899967 Nvidia to Offer Its Chips in the New Cray Desktop - GigaOM Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:20:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12131#comment-899967 [...] its scientific computing turf in the high and low end. Chips such as IBM’s cell processor or GPUs from AMD or Nvidia are being dolled up with programming tools to take on scientific computing. The multiple cores in the Cell chip and GPUs are designed to parallelize tasks and execute them [...] [...] its scientific computing turf in the high and low end. Chips such as IBM’s cell processor or GPUs from AMD or Nvidia are being dolled up with programming tools to take on scientific computing. The multiple cores in the Cell chip and GPUs are designed to parallelize tasks and execute them [...]

]]> By: Nvidia Pushes the 3-D Internet - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/#comment-895649 Nvidia Pushes the 3-D Internet - GigaOM Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:19:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12131#comment-895649 [...] to see how many of these firms have nothing to do with gaming. As we’ve noted before, visual computing is becoming more important for everyday consumers on their desktops, and GPUs are making inroads into scientific and data [...] [...] to see how many of these firms have nothing to do with gaming. As we’ve noted before, visual computing is becoming more important for everyday consumers on their desktops, and GPUs are making inroads into scientific and data [...]

]]> By: Can Nvidia Play with the Big Boys? - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/#comment-893710 Can Nvidia Play with the Big Boys? - GigaOM Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:53:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12131#comment-893710 [...] faulty packaging on some of its chips placed in thousands of laptops, Nvidia still has a plan for semiconductor domination through the GPU. But if it wants to execute, it needs to accept the realities that come with stepping into a [...] [...] faulty packaging on some of its chips placed in thousands of laptops, Nvidia still has a plan for semiconductor domination through the GPU. But if it wants to execute, it needs to accept the realities that come with stepping into a [...]

]]> By: Supercomputers: Now Less Super, More Computer - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/#comment-884076 Supercomputers: Now Less Super, More Computer - GigaOM Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:17:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12131#comment-884076 [...] trend in the high performance computing world, with players such as Nvidia bragging about its ability to crunch scientific data faster than general pupose [...] [...] trend in the high performance computing world, with players such as Nvidia bragging about its ability to crunch scientific data faster than general pupose [...]

]]> By: Graphics Processors Grow Up, Go Corporate - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/#comment-878700 Graphics Processors Grow Up, Go Corporate - GigaOM Fri, 16 May 2008 18:46:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12131#comment-878700 [...] Nvidia doesn’t actually want to kill CPUs so much as have its GPUs shoulder some of the load in corporate data centers that are providing [...] [...] Nvidia doesn’t actually want to kill CPUs so much as have its GPUs shoulder some of the load in corporate data centers that are providing [...]

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/#comment-871221 Stacey Higginbotham Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:38:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12131#comment-871221 <p>You guys are right, the x86 market won't die, but somehow the headline, "Can Nvidia Marginalize the x86 Architecture?" sounded so lame.</p> You guys are right, the x86 market won’t die, but somehow the headline, “Can Nvidia Marginalize the x86 Architecture?” sounded so lame.

]]> By: Comment on Can Nvidia Kill the x86 Architecture? by Kris Tuttle » Lilu Drivers Blog http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/#comment-871070 Comment on Can Nvidia Kill the x86 Architecture? by Kris Tuttle » Lilu Drivers Blog Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:05:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12131#comment-871070 <p>[...] Stacey Higginbotham: [...]</p> [...] Stacey Higginbotham: [...]

]]> By: Kris Tuttle http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/#comment-871010 Kris Tuttle Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:11:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12131#comment-871010 <p>Interesting strategy by Nvidia. They have always made a strong case for more computing power going into graphics processing and we'd agree with that for some time to come (gaming, 3D, etc.)</p> <p>The fact that many tasks can be done faster with special chips is nothing new. (remember the Intel 8087 math co-processor?)</p> <p>It's not that the x86 market is going away but I think most would agree the market could use a little disruption. If Nvidia can stir the pot a little bit everyone would win, probably even Intel thanks to new applications.</p> Interesting strategy by Nvidia. They have always made a strong case for more computing power going into graphics processing and we’d agree with that for some time to come (gaming, 3D, etc.)

The fact that many tasks can be done faster with special chips is nothing new. (remember the Intel 8087 math co-processor?)

It’s not that the x86 market is going away but I think most would agree the market could use a little disruption. If Nvidia can stir the pot a little bit everyone would win, probably even Intel thanks to new applications.

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]]> By: Adam http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/#comment-870910 Adam Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:56:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12131#comment-870910 <p>Hahaha, John, you're a funny guy. Do some research friend and you will see that performance comparisons of task running on a GPU, that typically run on a CPU show a more than 300% increase. (ripping CDs/DVDs, archiving files, etc.) And this is early in development, so y'know it can only get better. Shameless intel fan.</p> Hahaha, John, you’re a funny guy. Do some research friend and you will see that performance comparisons of task running on a GPU, that typically run on a CPU show a more than 300% increase. (ripping CDs/DVDs, archiving files, etc.) And this is early in development, so y’know it can only get better. Shameless intel fan.

]]> By: Can Nvidia Kill the x86 Architecture? » Lilu Drivers Blog http://gigaom.com/2008/04/11/can-nvidia-kill-the-x86-architecture/#comment-870893 Can Nvidia Kill the x86 Architecture? » Lilu Drivers Blog Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:19:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12131#comment-870893 <p>[...] James Allan Brady: [...]</p> [...] James Allan Brady: [...]

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