Single socket CPU/GPU articles?

[compcons]

My work schedule prohibits me from doing too much research, but I would lilke to see an article (not just speculation) pertaining to the concept of an integrated cpu/gpu chip.

I figure it's inevitable (just a question of when) for someone like AMD to re-acrhitect a CPU to include a GPU (or two) core(s) with a pair of CPU cores on a single cpu package.

Thanks,
EH

 

[lyssword]

2008 or 2009 amd plans to do it. Mostly for laptops at first tho.. Anandtech has done an article discussing this actually: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuch...howdoc.aspx?i=2986&p=3

 

[Matt2]

I dont think it'll be any sooner than 2010 or 2011 before we see a C/GPU that will actually replace high end graphics cards. I'd love to see 700m+ transistors dedicated to graphics acceleration on the same die as a quad-core CPU.

 

[compcons]

Thanks for the link.

EH

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: Matt2
I dont think it'll be any sooner than 2010 or 2011 before we see a C/GPU that will actually replace high end graphics cards. I'd love to see 700m+ transistors dedicated to graphics acceleration on the same die as a quad-core CPU.

I don't think we'll ever see a single chip replace cpu and gpu on the high end. I also wouldn't ever want it to. To keep a system in what I would consider the high performance gaming sector you can use the same motherboard/cpu combo for a 2 years, but you pretty much have to upgrade your video card every year. Take that even a step further to a mid high end system, where you can basically keep using a a 3-4 year old motherboard/cpu provided that you keep the video card somewhat current.

 

[aka1nas]

Originally posted by: Matt2
I dont think it'll be any sooner than 2010 or 2011 before we see a C/GPU that will actually replace high end graphics cards. I'd love to see 700m+ transistors dedicated to graphics acceleration on the same die as a quad-core CPU.

Not even then for high-end cards. We won't have mainstream memory with enough bandwith to match current high-end cards by 2011.

 

[VirtualLarry]

If that ever happens, the new GPU architectures may arive tied to new CPU architectures, which might mean no real new GPUs for 3 years, as opposed to the current 1 year schedule for new architectures.

That could be both good and bad for the industry. It could allow for a standardization period for software developers to more fully optimize and prepare for a certain GPU, leading to better software overall.

 

[coolpurplefan]

I can't remember where I read it, but I did read somewhere that in Unreal Tournament 3, a quad core will significantly improve the performance because the 3rd and 4rth core will do physics etc.

So, having a multi-core CPU will still lead to better performance whether the GPU is built-in or not.