Intel Details Nehalem CPU and Larrabee GPU

Vigile writes "Intel previewed the information set to be released at IDF next month including details on a wide array of technology for server, workstation, desktop and graphics chips. The upcoming Tukwila chip will replace the current Itanium lineup with about twice the performance at a cost of 2 billion transistors and Dunnington is a hexa-core processor using existing Core 2 architecture. Details of Nehalem, Intel's next desktop CPU core that includes an integrated memory controller, show a return of HyperThreading-like SMT, a new SSE 4.2 extension and modular design that features optional integrated graphics on the CPU as well. Could Intel beat AMD in its own "Fusion" plans? Finally, Larrabee, the GPU technology Intel is building, was verified to support OpenGL and DirectX upon release and Intel provided information on a new extension called Advanced Vector Extension (AVX) for SSE that would improve graphics performance on the many-core architecture."

Comments

Re:Nehalem? Larrabee?

[Naughty Bob]

I vote AMD hit back with "Orgo" and "Ftoomsh"

Re:Please stop naming after WA and OR places

[Itninja]

I vote for Skookumchuck.

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[Xtravar]

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Re:Gflargen and Blackeblae

[tzot]

Pentium, Pentium II, Pentium III and Pentium 4 made it clear which one was newer (although the shift to arabic numerals was a little inconsistent).

Someone sent an email to the Intel board of directors, allegedly from CIA, beginning with "Dear Sirs: it has come to our attention that you label your products with arabic numerals."

It took them a while to get that it was a joke.

Re:Nehalem? Larrabee?

[Anonymous Coward]

Most of Intel's codenames are names of real places.

How long until they release a chip named after Intercourse,PA,
Or my favourite, Wankers Corner,OR

AMD will join the fun and look to France for inspirational place names, such as Condom, Tampon and Herpes

Not to be outdone, poor old Amiga Inc finally release a new computer named after the village of Shittington,in the UK,with an update scheduled for 2025 named after Mount Buggery in Australia.