Nvidia CEO: Apple Uses the Best Technology
Put your flame suit on.
Nvidia and Intel have been at times partners and at other times opponents. Things have been a little tense when it comes to the chipset arena, and it could get even hotter when Intel graphics are more commonly integrated with its CPUs.
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang already has some choice words against Intel. From the sounds of it, he must have been doing victory fist pumps when Apple decided to go with Nvidia chipsets for the current generation of MacBooks.
In fact, during a visit to the AmericanUniversity of Dubai, Huang told participants of his current computing preference.
Mr Huang said “Apple wants to differentiate. So inside your MacBook is a NVIDIA chipset. Because Apple wants to build fundamentally different computers than just the Intel platform. They want to add value.”
Mr Huang said that in his home they’re “all Apple.” According to him “Apple uses the best technology for their [computers]. Apple says to their customers: if you buy a computer from us you can be sure we have selected the best technology inside for you. That is their promise to consumers. Their promise to consumers isn’t we’ve selected the best technology for you with the exception of what Intel allows us to use. That’s not their promise. And that’s why Apple uses the best technology where they want whenever they want. And that’s why I’m all Apple! At home it’s just Macs everywhere. It’s NVIDIA’s technology in all of them but I use Macs. My son has two Macs, my daughter has a Mac, there’s an extra Mac just in case and my wife has a Mac. It’s just Mac, Mac, Mac! Because I know it’s got the best stuff inside.”
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Oh please. Another PR rant.
We can be sure that if Apple decided to go all ATI, they would be saying the exact opposite and that Nvidia would be all for Intel and against AMD.
then where are the i7s and 5870 crossfires from apple? i've never seen one
And on a side note, would you look at the author. The Yamster strikes again!
oh dear...
"Apple says to their customers: if you buy a computer from us you can be sure we have selected the best technology inside for you."
WTF?!?
Hmm.... so basically, what Huang is saying is that Apple is better than AMD, ASUS,etc? WTF is he smoking....or was he given another Mac Pro?? /fail on Huang
I suppose it's one of the reason now there is a "new" GTX 285 for Mac now lol, usually you have ATI stuff in Mac computer no!??? It's kinda confusing but I am no Mac expert so what do I know
Somebody could clarify???
Someone's sucking crapple's dick...
Can someone say Yammy?
Apple? The same company that supports 10% of Nvidia products?
Most irrelevant reasoning I've ever heard. Marcus will have this posted on a Mac lover site that he works for in a few minutes, I'm sure.
Best technology huh? then tell me why when I was pricing gaming laptops between alienware vs apple, granted for two different laptops with the same cpu/ram/ssd I was supprised they were priced within 50 bucks...EXCEPT the apple comes with a 9600m gt graphics and the alienware comes with crossfired 4870's?! for 50 bucks less!
I know its alienware/dell but i used it to prove a point.
This fragging Yam posting bullshit Apple PR again.
He cant say that he doesnt have a single Windows comp in his home that he made himself...
then where are the i7s and 5870 crossfires from apple? i've never seen one
You can get a i7 now in the 27" iMac if you wish.
Fixed.
Best technology? Weren't all of your 8400 and 8600 chips defective, Mr. Nvidia? Didn't those go in Apple products as well?
He is just afraid Apple will go back to ATI. In fact the latest iMac one model I think has ATI graphics.Why yes, the more expensive iMac's now have ATI graphics so I guess Apple does choose the best for their best!
I don't want jump in the hatewagon. But a news from apple fansite? really?
why don't make new section called "blog" in this site eh?
You can get a i7 now in the 27" iMac if you wish.
Good point but you can you keep keep the screen and replace the i7-860 when newer ones come out, or overclock it, maybe you want to upgrade the best card they offer which is only a 4850 to a 5870? I think not.
Wouldn't it be more energy efficient if we were to use AMD + ATI or something like that?
Apple doesn't use the best technology. They just use the best technology that Nvidia has to offer. If Mac's used the best technology they would have ATI inside.
This is disgusting.
hehe better be careful of backpedaling when Nvidia announces to use Intel chipsets next time, or AMD/ATI.
Didn't know the Nvidia CEO was such a Mac guy. Surprising in someways from a company with a large focus on PC graphics power and modding.
It's true, Apple generally uses very good components and builds at very high quality. But he said Mac about 10 times in the last few sentences which seems a little obsessive. Maybe he needs to plug Apple since their computers are selling hotter than NVIDIA stuff on the PC side right now, eh?
it is very interesting that he uses macs. for someone whose business is about catering to gamers, you would think he should be a game player himself. oh well, there's still ATI.
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Someone needs to tell this guy that Nvidia chips wont work with Intel's next generation processors, and unless Apple switches to AMD (which they wont, and even if they did they would probalby use AMD's own chipsets) its a loss for Nvidia.
Charging their customers 2x for standard PC-hardware, doesn't sounds like they are putting the customers best in mind.
Ati ftw nvidia lost it im geting a 5850 for my next graphics card they have amazing preformance for the buck
Charging their customers 2x for standard PC-hardware, doesn't sounds like they are putting the customers best in mind.
Charging their customers 2x for standard PC-hardware, doesn't sounds like they are putting the customers best in mind.
GFX:
NVIDIA > Intel
OS:
Microsoft > Apple
Parts:
Legitamite parts manufacturers(Xfx, Evga, Asus ets) > Apple > Crappy OEM(Dell etc.)
From Apple's Site on their New Imac
"Upgrade to top-of-the-line graphics.
The ATI Radeon HD 4670 graphics processor delivers up to 4x faster performance than the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M — ideal for 3D games and graphics-intensive applications.3 For the ultimate in graphics performance, choose a 27-inch iMac with the ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics processor."
Apple is so dedicated to its customers it calls a previous generation mid tier graphics card "the ultimate in graphics performance"; and it is not even an Nvidia card!
It does not surprise me that his whole family uses Macs, they are made for stupid rich people.