quote: Imagine a Socket-AM2 GPU, with incredibly low latency access to a Socket-AM2 CPU. A huge strength of just about any gaming console (see: PS3) is the extremely high bandwidth, low latency interconnect that exists between the CPU and GPU.
OK, let's go dreaming: a dual socket AM2 mobo with HTT 3.0 running a quad-core K8L in one socket and a dual core ATI GPU in the other talking to each other over the HT link. And as long as I'm dreaming, I'd have lots of software that could really use my fun hardware!
Well if the merger goes through, that could certainly change the landscape in tech world yet again.
But where is the memory? While the GPU would have great access to the CPU it'll have to deal with system memory which is slower speed (1066mhz ddr2 vs 1600mhz+ gddr3/4) and much longer traces. For anything past mid-range cards this will be a deal breaker.
The solution would wither be a memory daughter card for the gpu which would complicate designs and have a very small market share imo, or embedded on-die memory which ati tried with mobile parts a few years back. Neither of those sound enticing to me.
Seems like AMD is really going to buy ATI with this http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/WireFeedRedir...">link.
Seems like it should not be far off and hopefully intel won't be the #1 GPU seller anymore with their crippleware of a videocard.
This would be either turn out good for ATO or we are going to have a monopoly in the high end GPU market. I am really worried about what AMD has plans for ATI high end GPU sector.
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Rike - Saturday, July 22, 2006 - link
OK, let's go dreaming: a dual socket AM2 mobo with HTT 3.0 running a quad-core K8L in one socket and a dual core ATI GPU in the other talking to each other over the HT link. And as long as I'm dreaming, I'd have lots of software that could really use my fun hardware!
Well if the merger goes through, that could certainly change the landscape in tech world yet again.
BigLan - Monday, July 24, 2006 - link
But where is the memory? While the GPU would have great access to the CPU it'll have to deal with system memory which is slower speed (1066mhz ddr2 vs 1600mhz+ gddr3/4) and much longer traces. For anything past mid-range cards this will be a deal breaker.The solution would wither be a memory daughter card for the gpu which would complicate designs and have a very small market share imo, or embedded on-die memory which ati tried with mobile parts a few years back. Neither of those sound enticing to me.
Jjoshua2 - Sunday, July 23, 2006 - link
Looking forward to the EE article, I want to see if its worth the extra to buy EE or just a higher model non-EE when overclocking.RichUK - Saturday, July 22, 2006 - link
Change is good, this would mark the beginning of a big evolutionary leap for both companies.gnumantsc - Saturday, July 22, 2006 - link
Seems like AMD is really going to buy ATI with this http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/WireFeedRedir...">link.Seems like it should not be far off and hopefully intel won't be the #1 GPU seller anymore with their crippleware of a videocard.
tuteja1986 - Saturday, July 22, 2006 - link
This would be either turn out good for ATO or we are going to have a monopoly in the high end GPU market. I am really worried about what AMD has plans for ATI high end GPU sector.gnumantsc - Saturday, July 22, 2006 - link
I remember reading somewhere on the net that Intel did block ATi from making any future chipsets for Intel so maybe the rumours are true?microAmp - Friday, July 21, 2006 - link
Your 1st link in the Core 2 Duo points back to the same article instead of previous one.http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?...">http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?...