Intel Confirms 'Larrabee' First Half 2010; No Delay
Larrabee silicon snapped by chip paparazzi.
While many of us are running either an ATI or Nvidia GPU in our systems, the world’s largest maker of graphics chips is Intel.
Thanks to its integrated graphics, Intel’s GPUs are the most common ones on the market. They are, however, chosen for their cost and integration rather than performance. Intel is looking to change that with Larrabee, which will also be a GPGPU.
Intel spoke at the at the opening of Saarland University's Visual Computing Institute and revealed that Larrabee uses 32 processor cores and mates each of these with its own vector math unit, according to Guru3D.
German site PCGamesHardware also has a blurry picture of the Larrabee die, which shows each of the processor cores along with cache memory and a memory interface.
Guru3D noted in its story that Intel's Joseph Schultz said Larrabee was pushed back from its original target, but we spoke to Intel to get the full story.
“There is no delay. We always said it would launch in the 2009/2010 timeframe,” an Intel representative told Tom’s Hardware. “We are narrowing that timeframe to the 1st half of 2010.”
“Larrabee is healthy and in our labs right now,” added the representative. “There will be multiple versions of Larrabee over time. We are not releasing additional details at this time.”
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Sure, but can it play Crysis?
Awaiting benchmarks.
I just love the full in-depth news coverage here. More like a press release. Snore.
Any have any thoughts (or better yet, facts) about the average price Larrabee's gonna be at in 2011-ish? I mean like, is it high end like Intel SSD's (way over-priced) or will it be around the same price as the GTX/48XX's right now?
Now the real question comes to price. If it will be more expensive and harder to integrate with existing apps, will it catch on with the integrated market. My guess is that for the market Intel is going for, cost effectiveness is key.
>> harder to integrate with existing apps
I believe it will support openGL & DirectX. you can search on google for this.
Evil ranking of organizations and groups in America:
PURE EVIL = Apple
PURE EVIL = Scientology
PURE EVIL = Monsanto
SIGNIFICANTLY EVIL = Intel
SIGNIFICANTLY EVIL = GOP
SIGNIFICANTLY EVIL = Philip Morris
PATHETIC AND EVIL = Halliburton
PATHETIC AND EVIL = Fox News
PATHETIC AND EVIL = Comcast
EVIL = Microsoft
EVIL = AT&T
EVIL = Bank of America
ALMOST EVIL = Sony
ALMOST EVIL = NCAA
ALMOST EVIL = NRA
>> harder to integrate with existing appsI believe it will support openGL & DirectX. you can search on google for this.
But unlike modern GPUs that have the commands stored on the chip, the lazybee will need a library to translate regular x86 into DirectX/OpenGL commands. Mad overhead if you ask me.
Evil ranking of organizations and groups in America
Dude! That deserves an award. Brilliant!
I will be building my new system around this timeframe, bad news is that things like this will have me waiting for a couple of more months for better hardware.
Btw I think that unless Intel lunches this first generation of GPUs at a low price is not going to be accepted too well.
Add to the EVIL list:
ABSOLUTELY EVIL= DRM
PURE EVIL: RIIA
I think Apple and micro$oft need to switch places. Maybe Apple could be more like almost evil.
I say throw out the NCAA and put the NBA right at the top next to M$.
We've been hearing 'news' itendical to this for months now. Infact, if it wasnt for my laziness, I'm certain I could go back through the toms archive and find an article that says every bit of this, including the part about intel delays.
Just stop until we actually have news to report. Please.
I don't think Larrabee will do so well. The article states that most people just buy Intel GPUs cause they're cheap and already on the motherboard. In fact, most poeple who have an Intel GPU probably just bought an off-the-shelf computer and don't even know what a GPU is (anyone actual CHOOSE to purchase an Intel GPU over an NVIDIA or ATI when going on-board?).
Intel is going to now have to convince people that the GPU is in fact worth extra money and space in the computer. The only way to do that is performance/price, and they haven't shown any evidence yet that they can compete in that market.
I'm interested in using vector texures in games, rather than inefficient raster ones, I'm wonder if this would force a move towards something like that?
Evil ranking of organizations and groups in America
This shit is totally biased. Try to generalize. Replace GOP with All Politicians, replace Fox News with all biased media, replace Comcast with Time Warner, remove Microsoft, replace Halliburton with War Profiteers, replace Scientology with all organized religion, Sony should be higher on the list, NRA should be removed too.
@ hellwig
Yes, people choose Intel GPU's. Specifically (cheap) system builders
And then Intel would also be advertising for Nvidia/ATI
Yam, learn to proof-read.
I think Apple and micro$oft need to switch places. Maybe Apple could be more like almost evil.I say throw out the NCAA and put the NBA right at the top next to M$.
I agree with you.
I say throw out the NCAA and put the NBA right at the top next to M$.
How about the NAACP and Feminism instead?
+1 for the Evil list.
How about the NAACP and Feminism instead?
Explain how the NAACP is evil?
Explain how the NAACP is evil?
Explain how it's appropriate for minorities to plan for their advancement in society, but in appropriate for white males to do so.
The NAACP only further serves to separate Black America, Mexican America, etc from America.
And you want to end that statement with a period, not a question mark. It was a command not a question.
Explain how it's appropriate for minorities to plan for their advancement in society, but in appropriate for white males to do so.The NAACP only further serves to separate Black America, Mexican America, etc from America.And you want to end that statement with a period, not a question mark. It was a command not a question.
How is it inappropriate for white males to plan for advancement in society? Do you understand what the NAACP is or do you just know that minorities are invovled.
Further more, it's inappropriate no in appropriate. One word buddy...
How in the world did you try to correct me and make that mistake. Also, it wasn't a command, but a request hence the question mark.
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Further more, it's inappropriate no in appropriate.
should be
Further more, it's inappropriate not in appropriate
Where is my edit button...
How is it inappropriate for white males to plan for advancement in society?
If you're a white male, start an organization only for other white males about how you're going to advance your station in society. See how people react.
Do you understand what the NAACP is or do you just know that minorities are invovled.
Perhaps I misunderstood National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The image awards piss me off the most, just a bunch of actors that perpetuate racial stereotypes, whoopy...
+1 for the Evil list.Explain how the NAACP is evil?
It is an outdated organization that no longer serves a purpose. I have a problem with it because it places reverse discrimination on everyone else but blacks in order to bring about equality and fair opportunities. Does that make sense? Absolutely not.
Proof is this. My mother works for a law firm that represents Wal-Mart. They were recently flagged for violation of the "fair opportunities" for representation. The fix...........they had to fire two white lawyers and hire a black to make the ratio correct if they further wanted to represent them. That's not fairness and equality for all - reverse discrimination and you can thank NAACP for it - evil!
Fairness and equality is hiring the right/best person for the job, regardless of color, appearance, disability, race, religion, and so on!
Also agree on GOP = evil, change that to politicians. These people are professional liars. If you are a dem/liberal or repub/conservative, don't sop up everything that comes out of your parties' mouth and believe every word - you'd be a fool to do so.
Again, since you are side stepping my question, do you understand what the NAACP is, not the acronym it stands for.
Man I could have fun going back and forth with you but hey this is supposed about the Intel Larrabee. So let offically get back to subject.
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let's
Monsanto, GOP, Intel, Microsoft, Sony, Fox News, BoA..... wow, according to that list, I'm a pretty evil person...
Will Larabee coming out as a Discrete Graphics Card? or just another Intel
Intergrated graphics chip?