Move over Nvidia here come Intel
Feb 8th, 2009 by admin
In a scoop for Intel, it looks like the next generation games consoles will have Intel Larrabee and not Nvidia. This means that whole host of programmers will get up to speed in programming for the Larrabee which is exactly what Intel no doubt intended. This is just one more step on the road to Intel reinventing itself so that it is able maintain the leading position in the semiconductor industry that it enjous. Intel is the has been the 100 pound gorilla of serial computing but the shift to parallel computing and parallel processing means that Intel does want to be in a position of playing catchup. Nvidia, long associated with computer graphics cards, has found itself in the position of challenging Intel’s market share as its graphics processing unit (GPU) not only uses parallel processing, but has a sophisticated programming language that has also meant the Nvidia has made inroads into the Finance vertical as trading companies choose to run their sophisticated algorithms on the chipset.
