Will Intel license AMD Radeon technology for its iGPUs?

[HEXUS]

The licensing deal is already signed, asserts a major tech site editor.

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[scaryjim]

First of all it is pointed out that Intel currently pays cash to Nvidia as part of a $1.5bn settlement for infringing on its graphics portfolio. The agreement expires, or is up for renewal, in March next year. If a licensing deal with AMD was more favourable it could be taken up by Intel, and the Nvidia agreement dropped, it is reasoned.

This seems far more realistic than Intel suddenly bolting a Radeon GPU into next year's Core i7, tbh. Not to mention, part of the licensing agreement could conceivably including Freesync, which I'm pretty sure is a technology Intel would love to have in their IGPs without having to do much of their own R&D - sure they could roll their own implementation, but why not take the opportunity to use a branding that's already got some traction and recognition...?

[SHSPVR]

This seems far more realistic than Intel suddenly bolting a Radeon GPU into next year's Core i7, tbh. Not to mention, part of the licensing agreement could conceivably including Freesync, which I'm pretty sure is a technology Intel would love to have in their IGPs without having to do much of their own R&D - sure they could roll their own implementation, but why not take the opportunity to use a branding that's already got some traction and recognition...?

That alone will help drive down the price of freesycn monitor and get it to laptop as well as there petty high just 144hz and 1440p or 4k or all above.
I guess intel is tie if being the underdog in GPU side of thing after all there top dog on CPU side.

[Gunbuster]

Don't Radeon already license to Qualcom? Might be that AMD wants Intel to implement some of their prefered features and is willing to cut a deal on licensing that would benefit them both. Like for example Freesync, although Adaptive Sync is free for anyone to use. Nvidia use it in laptops and just brands them as G-Sync, dispite the lack of a 'required' g-sync module.

[OilSheikh]

All hail The return of the Radeon express integrated graphics and Hypermemory !

[whatif]

This is something that could help bring AMD back into the market proper.
Plus give customers somethting that is actually a decent all in one processor (can at least play games at a acceptable frame rate).
Although, it does seem a little funny to hear that AMD is joining forces with it's competition.
In the long run, if it improves things for the customers, I say bring it on!!!!