Larrabee not due til early 2010

http://techreport.com/discussions.x/16931
It appears for DT not til January or so

Rumors go that LRB will first release as a gpgpu type unit, for specialization for certain apps/problems, then later we will see the DT version, drivers included.
To me, it depends on a couple of things. Heat/power and how well itll do things in SW, having very few fixed function units for its job. The Heat/Power issue is primarily why LRB is looked at to be much more in its second iteration at 32nm, where higher clocks and more cores will enable it to be much more competitive.

What I really mean is, if intel pull this off (both aspects) then Nvidia and AMD might as well give up.

I'm hoping larrabee will be rubbish for the reason I mentioned above. If it's any good at all then AMD and Nvidia might as well look for a new industry to work in.

First of all, theres a few things to be pointed out. The first iteration simply wont be at the top, maybe the second , but not the first. Secondly, since Intel will already be using its best process available, by the time the second iteration of LRB comes out, so too will ATI and nVidia be using HKMG, and also the same process, so another die shrink, plus HKMG will have a profound effect on GPUs IMHO, as itll reduce the thermals greatly, thereby giving both nVidia and ATI a huge boost in either die size or speed, or a compromise of the 2. In a way, itll be like having another die shrink all over again, and LRB just wont be able to catch up to this

Don't see why people are getting hooked up on the Heat-Power thing. Nobody, well nobody that understands these things (GPU's) is expecting this thing to be properly competitive straight out of the gate. If its too hot or too power hungry they will just massage the clocks to an acceptable level. Its been done before and will again.
When they do get it running right and it is clearly the best hardware to have it will be just like the old monolithic chip days. People wont care what power it takes or what heat it puts out as long as it gets the job done. I mean come on the 2900XT didn't really get the job done but it fits in both categories and people still bought it.

Mactronix

intel should just have stuck to what they are really good at - making cpu's, probably make a 32 core cpu instead of a gpu.
Normally when people hear intel graphics, they get nauseous, therefore nobody will expect much of this thing.
A 32 core cpu instead of a gpu, now that would cause some excitement!