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Larrabee is a new multi-core CPU with a graphics tweak

by on18 March 2008

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That is how we feel about it


Intel calls Larrabee a complete platform powered by a very capable microprocessor powered by an architecture that can cope with a large set of data. The last very important task will be to show the results on the screen, and this last bit will actually make Larrabee a graphics card.

Intel wants to build the processor and we will call it Larrabee for the time being. It can solve some nasty computational problems and display them, and at the same time it should be called a graphics chip.

We cannot get away from a feeling that Larrabee looks like a multiple IA core multi CPU with a special function input and output part that can help it cope with graphics. Therefore, Larrabee is a CPU powered with better Vector functions and wider SIMD instruction that hopes to conquer the graphics world.

We are still not convinced. I wonder if today’s announcement is orchestrated to shadow the Geforce 9800 GX2 launch; we wonder what Nvidia thinks about it?   

Oh, yes, the last time we talked to Nvidia, it called Larrabee a presentation slide; and that is exactly what Larrabee is today.

Last modified on 18 March 2008
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