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Shots Returned: Nvidia Responds to Intel's Chipset Lawsuit by Bashing CPUs
Posted 02/18/09 at 04:15:47 PM by Paul Lilly
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This is starting to get ugly. It's bad enough watching Intel and Nvidia go at each other over licensing disputes (remember how long we waited for SLI on Intel chipsets?), but the two aren't showing any signs of letting up. In response to Intel's recent lawsuit, which alleges Nvidia has no right to produce chipsets that are compatible with any Intel processor that has an integrated memory controller, the GPU/chipset maker had some choice words for Intel.
"We are confident that our license, as negotiated, applies," said Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of Nvidia. "At the heart of this issue is that the CPU has run its course and the soul of the PC is shifting quickly to the GPU. This is clearly an attempt to stifle innovation to protect a decaying CPU business."
Huang has never been one to mince words, at one time declaring his company would "open a can of whoop-ass." Now less than a year later, the quote-worthy CEO has declared the CPU just another run-of-the-mill component taking a backseat to the GPU.
Nvidia's press release went on to talk up the company's Ion platform, and was quick to point out that it "offers 10x the performance of Intel's current three chip design." Huang also said that given the broad and growing adoption of Nvidia's platforms, including the Ion, he's not the least bit surprised Intel is disputing a four-year-old contract.
Anyone else feeling just a wee bit uncomfortable?
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Submitted by JDorfler on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 8:01am
With AMD owning ATI, making their own chipsets, and having the ability to further co-design everything so that it can optimized to have a blazing fast all AMD system, I wouldn't be fooling around if I were Intel or Nvidia. Heck, Creative might want to start picking sides to get bought out as well. If Creative would by chance be bought by AMD, intel will be in a lot of trouble. If you can get most everything co-designed to work together without any glitches or extra software code taking up clock cycles in the OS, you would have one killer, and yet cost effective, rig.
Intel and nVidia either need to merge, or start playing really really nice with one another, b/c being on top in this business is like being king of the hill. Feels good to be up there, but it won't take long for someone else to knock you off.
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Submitted by rayatwork05 on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 5:59am
Last i recall... CUDA processing outweighs CPU processing...beit only specific types of calculations, but im sure nvidia can make their superior GPU change "calculation mode" to act as both CPU and GPU.....
im all for nVidia, they know whats up, and always have...their dead on about intel stifling innovation.
Just a wee bit
Submitted by icebird on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 5:37am
Just a wee bit uncomfortable? Yes.
Submitted by ProtoJMB on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 6:57pm
If Intel and nVidia cannot work out their differences anytime soon, nVidia just might make that CPU that's being rumored.
Submitted by Lord Omega on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 4:36pm
I do not see the point of this pissing match between Intel and Nvidia. The CPU needs the GPU and the GPU needs the CPU. Although a GPU can process more data than a CPU, it still cannot do other things that a processor can. All Nvidia wants is to be able to sell its platform that is friendly to its graphics cards and makes them the most efficent. The last time I checked, ATI hasn't really had any of these kinds of problems.
I came
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I left
Submitted by Lord Omega on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 4:36pm
I do not see the point of this pissing match between Intel and Nvidia. The CPU needs the GPU and the GPU needs the CPU. Although a GPU can process more data than a CPU, it still cannot do other things that a processor can. All Nvidia wants is to be able to sell its platform that is friendly to its graphics cards and makes them the most efficent. The last time I checked, ATI hasn't really had any of these kinds of problems.
I came
I saw
I left
One bully fighting another
Submitted by gatorXXX on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 4:28pm
One bully fighting another bully! I'll gladly pay 10 smakaroos to watch it on PPV!
Anyone want to bet how long
Submitted by whitneymr on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 4:04pm
Anyone want to bet how long till NVIDA will only run on AMD cpu's? Or even better if AMD and Intel lock them out then where are they going?
*slaps face* epic lolz
Submitted by Pentium 0 on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 3:10pm
*slaps face*
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Submitted by Sentinel137 on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 3:10pm
I would hope that Intel and Nvidia would settle this thing out of court, Intel Draw up a new agreement and Nivida does the same thing and let each other use there hardware or make it better for each other, In the end both makes lots of money and the end user get to play on what works best for them selfs, Nvidia has always made very good chips sets and GPU's And Intel has made great CPU's as of late, and I personly want the best of both worlds, Look at it this way, The price Of One top end CPU can just about buy or = to a nice chip set and a GPU and some sticks, But one can not run with out the others,,
at this rate Intel may only
Submitted by nekollx on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 2:16pm
at this rate Intel may only certify ati....
Submitted by xs0u1x on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 2:16pm
this just gets better and better. the beast is imploding on itself
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