http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/...formance_than_Core_i_Sandy_Bridge.htmlBesides
"integrating high-performance graphics engine and Turbo Core technology, AMD will also promote so-called Dual Graphics technology, which will essentially be a CrossFireX capability for low-cost discrete and integrated graphics. Certain combinations of standalone graphics cards (code-named Whistler and Seymour) with integrated solutions will add up to 75% of graphics performance to systems. One of the messages that AMD wants to send is that while its discrete graphics cards provide additive performance with its platforms, Nvidia Corp.'s GeForce graphics cards do not provide additive performance on either AMD or Intel platforms.." (bold mine)
With Lucid's Virtu software bypassing Nvidia's Optimus lock on Intel, Nvidia is facing a laptop and mass market desktop OEM situation where it has no distinct competitive edge while AMD has a substantial competitive edge.
Don't see how Nvidia doesn't lose substantial OEM sales by this time next year.
"integrating high-performance graphics engine and Turbo Core technology, AMD will also promote so-called Dual Graphics technology, which will essentially be a CrossFireX capability for low-cost discrete and integrated graphics. Certain combinations of standalone graphics cards (code-named Whistler and Seymour) with integrated solutions will add up to 75% of graphics performance to systems. One of the messages that AMD wants to send is that while its discrete graphics cards provide additive performance with its platforms, Nvidia Corp.'s GeForce graphics cards do not provide additive performance on either AMD or Intel platforms.." (bold mine)
With Lucid's Virtu software bypassing Nvidia's Optimus lock on Intel, Nvidia is facing a laptop and mass market desktop OEM situation where it has no distinct competitive edge while AMD has a substantial competitive edge.
Don't see how Nvidia doesn't lose substantial OEM sales by this time next year.