Nvidia再讲述IntelLarrabee的延迟

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Nvidia讲述Intel的延迟原因,毕竟做cpu跟gpu差异很大!
大量的平行运算是Intel的弱点以这方面来讲,的确是没错!

但是Intel这位硬体巨人,会跨不过这软体驱动硬体这三者的鸿沟吗?

Makingaparallelcomputingchipishard,saysNvidia.


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ThispastweekendIntelannouncedthatitsplansforthegraphicsprocessorcodenamed'Larrabee'havebeenputonhold.

Intel'sNickKnupffersaidyesterdaythatthecompanyhaddecidedtodelayplansforthegraphicscardbecauseLarrabee'ssiliconandsoftwaredevelopmentarebehindwhereithadhopedtheywouldbeatthispointintime.

ThisnewsboostedsharesofNvidiaandAMD,thanksmostlyduetoIntel'sdelayinitsplanstocompeteinthegraphicsspace.

WewereinterestedtofindoutwhatthemajorgraphicsplayershadtosayregardingIntel'sshiftinplansforLarrabee.

"ThefactthatacompanywithIntel'stechnicalprowessandfinancialresourceshasstruggledsohardtosucceedwithparallelcomputingshowsjusthowexceptionallydifficultachallengethisis,"saidVictorMartinez,aspokesmanforNvidia.

Yesterday,AMDpredictablytoldusthatitwasproudofhavingestablishedbothaCPUandGPUbusiness.

"WithonlyCPU,orGPU,acompanyislimitedinitsabilitytorespondtotheneedsoftheindustry,"DaveErskine,GraphicsPublicRelationsofAMD,toldTom'sHardware.

Larrabee'sarchitecturewasdifferentfromtoday'sGPUsbecauseitwasbasedonaPentiumP54Cdesignusesthex86instructionset.

"Itreallycomesdowntodesignphilosophy,"saidErskine."GPUsarehardtodesignandyoucan’tdesignonewithaCPU-centricapproachthatutilizesexistingx86cores."

WanttoknowwhatapremieregamedeveloperthinksofLarrabee?ReadTimSweeney's(ofEpicGamesandUnrealEnginefame)reactionhere.

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