AMD kills the ATi brand, new GPUs to be branded "AMD Radeon & Firepro"

2010-09-08 14:10:08

#76

FloppY_: +1,010|6559|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

rdx-fx wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
rdx-fx wrote:
I think it would be rather epic if they split the housekeeping chores of the CPU off into the northbridge core, and unified the rest of the CPU and GPU into what is now the CPU slot.

Hardware interrupt handling, BIOS interfacing, runlevel state, and the core kernel running in the northbridge
(security would benefit from this 'air gap' separation of kernel and application too)

APU slot handing the heavy code lifting on a unified CPU/GPU chip, with NO bus latency issues between the CPU and GPU.
Give it a GB or four of memory in the APU chip, and you would have a serious order-of-magnitude game changer.

(note: on chip, not on-die. GPU, CPU, and 4GB of memory on-die would cripple yield rates)
Isn't this pretty much what Intel&Nvidia are working on atm?

ION Beeing the first real-world example?
ION seems like it's just another chip set (Like Centrino). A chipset that Intel isn't exactly pleased with either.

Ah, I see...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NVIDIA_Ion

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2010-09-15 21:20:16

#77

GR34: Member; +215|6819|ALBERTA> CANADA

Does it rally matter if they Killed it I mean, CPU's will have on-board graphics in 2011 the APU as it were.

2010-09-16 06:36:12

#78

Trotskygrad: бля; +354|6273|Vortex Ring State

GR34 wrote:
Does it rally matter if they Killed it I mean, CPU's will have on-board graphics in 2011 the APU as it were.

Well more processors is always better, the APU can always add more processing capacity for graphics.

2010-09-21 21:58:54

#79

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,054|7045|PNW

https://akamai.smartadserver.com/diff/242/799342/Revised_banner_600x380%281%29.jpg

O rly...

GOTTA HAVE SIX CORES! AND IT HAS A RING AROUND IT!!!

2010-09-27 16:03:05

#80

GR34: Member; +215|6819|ALBERTA> CANADA

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
http://akamai.smartadserver.com/diff/24 … 281%29.jpg
O rly...

GOTTA HAVE SIX CORES! AND IT HAS A RING AROUND IT!!!

dosent i7 technically have 8?

2010-09-27 16:09:16

#81

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6062|Catherine Black

Depends on what chip you get. Mobile ones have 2. 920/930 etc have 4. Can't remember what number the 6 cores start at.

Hyperthreading gives another thread to each core, not another physical CPU.

2010-09-27 16:16:31

#82

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5242|Dundee, Scotland.

Finray wrote:
Depends on what chip you get. Mobile ones have 2. 920/930 etc have 4. Can't remember what number the 6 cores start at.

Hyperthreading gives another thread to each core, not another physical CPU.

980x has 6, that's where it starts.

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2010-09-27 16:17:51

#83

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6062|Catherine Black

That's what I had originally but cba googling to make sure.

2010-09-27 16:22:52

#84

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6422|'straya

I have 8 windows for CPU cores in task manager so that makes me feel

2010-09-27 16:34:35

#85

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6062|Catherine Black

I've got 4 and feel pretty much like a bawse tbh.

2010-09-27 16:39:28

#86

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6585

I've got 2 so f u both

Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/ebug122

2010-09-27 16:40:45

#87

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5242|Dundee, Scotland.

ebug9 wrote:
I've got 2 so f u both

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2010-09-27 16:41:32

#88

RTHKI: mmmf mmmf mmmf; +1,742|7011|Cinncinatti

Camm wrote:
ebug9 wrote:
I've got 2 so f u both

2010-09-27 17:11:31

#89

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6771

Camm wrote:
Finray wrote:
Depends on what chip you get. Mobile ones have 2. 920/930 etc have 4. Can't remember what number the 6 cores start at.

Hyperthreading gives another thread to each core, not another physical CPU.
980x has 6, that's where it starts.

give the badge to Camm

2010-09-27 17:16:16

#90

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6062|Catherine Black

doh ho ho ho

2010-09-27 17:30:00

#91

FloppY_: +1,010|6559|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

RTHKI wrote:
Camm wrote:
ebug9 wrote:
I've got 2 so f u both

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2010-09-28 00:43:42

#92

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,054|7045|PNW

Well I've got like 26 if you count all the machines lying around home and at the office.

2010-09-28 02:19:24

#93

Benzin: Member; +576|6272

Yes, except all your 26 aren't all working together on a common motherboard, are they? I've got 6 on an AMD processor which is at least somewhat relevant to the topic of this thread.

2010-09-28 15:35:14

#94

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,054|7045|PNW

CapnNismo wrote:
Yes, except all your 26 aren't all working together on a common motherboard, are they?

https://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/unnamednewbie13/obvpro.jpg

Point is, the AMD ad I referenced somewhere above makes a bit much out of it.

2010-09-28 23:41:41

#95

Benzin: Member; +576|6272

nice, I like that picture

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