45nm Intel atom

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Seems it will have the graphics core and cpu core on one chip:

http://vr-zone.com/articles/intel-pu....html?doc=6465

Intel is looking for a 50% reduction in total TDP!!

[kalniel]

And lumbering everyone with the GMA950 rather than any competiting solutions from nVidia or ATI

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

And lumbering everyone with the GMA950 rather than any competiting solutions from nVidia or ATI

Says in Borat voice -

"GMA950 - you not so much!!"

Hopefully Intel will integrate one of the newer graphics cores they have.

[DR]

This is continuing down the route of an SoC solution... something they have talked about for a while and is going to be in TV's and other systems...

[aidanjt]

They're not going to win much enthusiasm with the 945 chipset. Or even the 945 architecture squeezed into an SoC.

[kalniel]

They're not going to win much enthusiasm with the 945 chipset. Or even the 945 architecture squeezed into an SoC.

Good thing this has got nothing to do with either then.

[aidanjt]

Good thing this has got nothing to do with either then.

Eh?.. The article clearly states that Intel is planning on wedging the 945 functionality into the Atom package to reduce platform size and some dubious claim of TDP reduction.

[kalniel]

The functionality of the 945 chipset is the same as any other chipset - ie a northbridge/mem controller, southbridge/PCI controller etc. pineview has integrated memory controller on die etc., so it is taking on chipset functionality just like lynnfied/p55, but it's any chipset, not 945 specifically and nothing to do with the actual 945 architecture.

[aidanjt]

The functionality of the 945 chipset is the same as any other chipset - ie a northbridge/mem controller, southbridge/PCI controller etc. pineview has integrated memory controller on die etc., so it is taking on chipset functionality just like lynnfied/p55, but it's any chipset, not 945 specifically and nothing to do with the actual 945 architecture.

So does Intel have a chipset architecture that doesn't suck up power like an almost 0K supercollider to put in this new magic SoCish chip?

Unless Intel provides more details, my assumption is valid.

[kalniel]

So does Intel have a chipset architecture that doesn't suck up power like an almost 0K supercollider to put in this new magic SoCish chip?

Yes of course. There have been many revisions of chipset architecture since 945.

Unless Intel provides more details, my assumption is valid.

I think any details from Intel are vague at this point, but the fact that they've already moved the memory controller to the CPU ala i7 and i5 should tell you it's already very different from 945.

[aidanjt]

Yes of course. There have been many revisions of chipset architecture since 945.

Yes, but not for the Atom. That's my point.

[kalniel]

Yes, but not for the Atom. That's my point.

You've lost me, sorry.