Intel takes aim at Nvidia, AMD with new chip technology
Intel Corp. is expected to release details Monday about a new chip aimed at the gaming market dominated by Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.Santa Clara-based Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) says the technology, code-named Larrabee, will be available in late 2009 or in 2010.
Where Intel now offers quad-core processors and plans to offer eight-core processors based on its Nehalem architecture, Larrabee is expected to have 12 to 48 such calculating engines.
Santa Clara-based Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVID) sells a chip with 240 processors. Sunnyvale-based AMD (NYSE:AMD) has one with 800 processors.
Intel is revealing information about its new chip just ahead of next week's Siggraph 2008 show which will bring an estimated 30,000 computer graphics and interactive technology professionals to Los Angeles from six continents.