Intel promise lame graphics with Pineview Atom
Intel obviously have very different ideas of what is needed from small low power PCs from NVIDIA. The folks over at Fudzilla are reporting that the Pineview CPU the successor to the Atom will have graphics courtesy of the GMA950. The GMA950 formed part of the 945GSE chipset that has been criticised by the press in recent months for limiting the potential of the Atom processor.
The new chipset called Tiger Point will include the graphics and memory controller on the same chip. The GMA950 will be clocked faster than in the 945GSE chipset so there will be some improvement but it still will not support DirectX 10. Intel also claim that there will be a significant reduction in the total power consumed by systems based on Pineview/Tiger Point.
This new solution from Intel fails to excite when compared to the new NVIDIA ION. I'm sure it will find some application in budget nettops and the Windows Home Server market but as for providing a really useful Vista experience I suspect we're in for a disappointment.
The new chipset called Tiger Point will include the graphics and memory controller on the same chip. The GMA950 will be clocked faster than in the 945GSE chipset so there will be some improvement but it still will not support DirectX 10. Intel also claim that there will be a significant reduction in the total power consumed by systems based on Pineview/Tiger Point.
This new solution from Intel fails to excite when compared to the new NVIDIA ION. I'm sure it will find some application in budget nettops and the Windows Home Server market but as for providing a really useful Vista experience I suspect we're in for a disappointment.
Labels: Atom, Pineview, Tiger Point
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