Intel On Future CPU Architectures

HardOCP ^ | Wednesday April 11, 2007 6:29 PM (CDT) | Posted by Steve

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Beyond3D managed to get their hands on a presentation given by Douglas Carmean, Chief Architect of Intel’s Visual Computing Group, titled the Future CPU Architectures. The article has some really good info and over two dozen slides from the presentation. Thanks to Marcus B. for the link.

Our shadow warriors have scored a copy of Carmean's presentation, and we've selected the juicy bits for your enjoyment and edification regarding the showdown that Intel sees as already underway between CPU and GPU makers.

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[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

More direct Link:

Intel presentation reveals the future of the CPU-GPU war

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Back in February we reported that Intel's Douglas Carmean, new Chief Architect of their Visual Computing Group (VCG) in charge of GPU development at Intel, had been touring universities giving a presentation called "Future CPU Architectures -- The Shift from Traditional Models".

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Another Excerpt

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After a fairly standard review of CPU development over the last thirty years, a serpent is detected in the CPU boys' garden of eden, threatening their supremacy. "CPU profit margins are decreasing. GPU margins are increasing." As the old saying goes, "Follow the money!" and you'll rarely be lead astray. But where has this serpent come from?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

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Ah ha, NVIDIA and ATI are revealed as the wannabe usurpers, and the GPU programability trends that began with 2001's NV20 DX8 capabilities have now grown to be enough of a threat to gain even the attention of mighty Intel. Given that Carmean first began giving the original form of this presentation in 2005, one might wonder how large a part the rationale displayed here played in AMD's acquistion of ATI which was first proposed in December of that year.

[NicknamedBob]

Scratching my head here ping.

You figure it out.

[neverdem]

thanks, bfl

[SamAdams76]

What it basically means is computer chips get faster and cheaper all the time. Moore's Law is still in effect. At some point, we will see Intel move their chip-making to the moon or in zero gravity where they will continue getting faster and cheaper. Eventually, we will be able to fit 400 quintillion transistors on a chip the size of the period following this sentence.

When this happens, we'll pick our son, pick our daughter too, from the bottom of a long glass tube.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

LOL...you are gonna get someone crazy at all of this futuristic stuff...

[NicknamedBob]

"... we'll pick our son, pick our daughter too, from the bottom of a long glass tube."

What a curious coincidence! I often had to retrieve my uncle from the bottom of a bottle ...