Nvidia Wants to Make its Chips Inside Intel's Factories

[GreaseMonkey_62]

If thats the case then Nvidia should have been offer up their graphics technology to integrate Nvidia GPU into Sandy/Ivy bridge or future Intel CPU? After all the only reason people going for AMD APU is their GPU performance which Intel are lacking horribly.

The GPU performance on the AMD APU's is a big advantage to them.

 

[fougera]

Intel's integrated graphics may not be the greatest right now, but they are far better than integrated graphics used to be. I use the i7-2600k with a Corsair H80 liquid cooler, and I can play games at default settings (which are not that terrible these days, max settings may look amazing but for the average gamer default will look great) during which the CPU does not move past 60% an 60 Celcius under load. So the need for Intel to acquire NVIDIA GPU technologies for their integrated graphics does not seem necessary. Intel has the capability for the average consumer to use integrated graphics for everyday use (maybe some light gaming but mostly internet/office and some HTPC funtions). While it would nice from a performance perspective to see some sort of agreement happen, we would probably get shafted in the long run if these two greats joined forces.

 

[Guest]

Building a fab is quiet a bit of work. Each Intel fab is over 3 billion, and that's not including supporting the factory. Or developing the process. I support the machines at all these sites and there is a huge difference in product yields. However, Intel already partnered with Micron to build technologies. Nvidia ain't going to happen at Intel, they should start looking at global foundries if TSMC can't compete.

 

[monsta]

Nvintel?

 

[eddieroolz]

Something like this would be amazingly nice, but Intel isn't going to bite unfortunately.

 

[jdamon113]

If this happens, You could close the doors on globalfoundries and AMD, This would also play right into Qualcomms hand.

 

[chazzeromus]

Don't worry TSMC, it's nothing personal

 

[dmnwlv]

I hope nV is not desperate inside and losing ground. Without good yields and not even a mid range GTX launch by now, it may just repeat history and miss the boat again.