Comments on: Intel’s Larrabee Aims to Take on Nvidia and AMD http://gigaom.com/2008/08/04/intels-larrabee-aims-to-take-on-nvidia-and-amd/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:36:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Will Cash-rich Chip Cos. Go Shopping? http://gigaom.com/2008/08/04/intels-larrabee-aims-to-take-on-nvidia-and-amd/#comment-975950 Will Cash-rich Chip Cos. Go Shopping? Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:55:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=16394#comment-975950 <p>[...] chips could prove to be likelier buys, however, especially as Intel gears up to release Larrabee, its x86-based graphics chip. (Related Research from GigaOM Pro, subscription required: How 3-D TV Will Go From Hasseloff to [...]</p> [...] chips could prove to be likelier buys, however, especially as Intel gears up to release Larrabee, its x86-based graphics chip. (Related Research from GigaOM Pro, subscription required: How 3-D TV Will Go From Hasseloff to [...]

]]> By: jct http://gigaom.com/2008/08/04/intels-larrabee-aims-to-take-on-nvidia-and-amd/#comment-929217 jct Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:20:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=16394#comment-929217 <p>i believe that this will just be a new integrated graphics card, it will just be better since Intel's current IGU is somewhat lacking the bare average of power to take on today's common applications, i mean even Mac switched to Nvidia. OMG!</p> i believe that this will just be a new integrated graphics card, it will just be better since Intel’s current IGU is somewhat lacking the bare average of power to take on today’s common applications, i mean even Mac switched to Nvidia. OMG!

]]> By: Graphics Go Mainstream - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/08/04/intels-larrabee-aims-to-take-on-nvidia-and-amd/#comment-908225 Graphics Go Mainstream - GigaOM Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:02:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=16394#comment-908225 <p>[...] 111 million GPUs were shipped, compared with 91 million shipped during the same period last year. Nvidia, Intel and AMD are the top makers of [...]</p> [...] 111 million GPUs were shipped, compared with 91 million shipped during the same period last year. Nvidia, Intel and AMD are the top makers of [...]

]]> By: Accelerators: It’s all about the programming : business|bytes|genes|molecules http://gigaom.com/2008/08/04/intels-larrabee-aims-to-take-on-nvidia-and-amd/#comment-904895 Accelerators: It’s all about the programming : business|bytes|genes|molecules Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:21:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=16394#comment-904895 <p>[...] Intel’s Larrabee Aims to Take on Nvidia and AMD [...]</p> [...] Intel’s Larrabee Aims to Take on Nvidia and AMD [...]

]]> By: AndrewZela http://gigaom.com/2008/08/04/intels-larrabee-aims-to-take-on-nvidia-and-amd/#comment-892215 AndrewZela Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:48:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=16394#comment-892215 <p>Adding more multi-core compute is not what we need.</p> <p>Current trends in microprocessor evolution indicate that more and more applications will become memory-bound and be unable to benefit from the ample compute resources offered by the next generation of computers.</p> <p>This increasing disparity between a system’s compute capabilities and the available memory bandwidth needed to fully utilize that compute is the real problem.</p> <p>Until that is solved, we're not addressing the real bottleneck for improving application performance.</p> Adding more multi-core compute is not what we need.

Current trends in microprocessor evolution indicate that more and more applications will become memory-bound and be unable to benefit from the ample compute resources offered by the next generation of computers.

This increasing disparity between a system’s compute capabilities and the available memory bandwidth needed to fully utilize that compute is the real problem.

Until that is solved, we’re not addressing the real bottleneck for improving application performance.

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2008/08/04/intels-larrabee-aims-to-take-on-nvidia-and-amd/#comment-892111 Jesse Kopelman Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:58:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=16394#comment-892111 <p>Sorry. I retract the previous comment. Apparently Larrabee is just a multicore CPU trying to be a GPU. Well, that does seem like a recipe for failure. I wonder if Nvidia's Huang knew this all along -- making his anti-Larrabee rant less about bravado/marketing and more about plain incredulity.</p> Sorry. I retract the previous comment. Apparently Larrabee is just a multicore CPU trying to be a GPU. Well, that does seem like a recipe for failure. I wonder if Nvidia’s Huang knew this all along — making his anti-Larrabee rant less about bravado/marketing and more about plain incredulity.

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2008/08/04/intels-larrabee-aims-to-take-on-nvidia-and-amd/#comment-892107 Jesse Kopelman Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:28:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=16394#comment-892107 <p>There is certainly a good chance that Larrabee will be a failure, but I don't think you understand what it is. It is not a multicore CPU trying to do the work of a GPU; it is an actual GPU that just happens to be x86 compatible. Will it actually be a good GPU from a price/performance perspective? We'll have to wait and see.</p> There is certainly a good chance that Larrabee will be a failure, but I don’t think you understand what it is. It is not a multicore CPU trying to do the work of a GPU; it is an actual GPU that just happens to be x86 compatible. Will it actually be a good GPU from a price/performance perspective? We’ll have to wait and see.

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