NVIDIA: Games on next generation Intel chip (CNet)

Supplier of graphics chip Nvidia said that he would do very well despite claims by Intel's next-generation chip will offer higher octane game experience.

Graphics NVIDIA discrete chips are in Apple's 15 and 17-inch MacBook Pros.(Credit: Apple)

Supposed to debut in the Consumer Electronics Show on 5 January, the second-generation Intel Core - aka "Sandy Bridge" - has improved graphics performance, enabling manufacturers to provide computers portable low-cost are more adept at games and multimedia. In short, no additional graphics chip from Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices is required in some laptop models.

But Rene Haas, CEO, mobile products, Nvidia, says the need for autonomous GPU or graphics processing units or integrated - to handle games becoming more demanding and fluxes of multimedia data beyond the capacity of its integrated - graphics changes next year. "We get in 2011 and watch the Sandy Bridge our point of view is that the world will not change much to our (autonomous) discrete GPUS,"says Haas.""

Haas has continued. "We spoke to many [the manufacturers] about it." The comments we received is that many of the same questions remain concerning [Intel graphics] performance. If you examine the possibility of playing games next year, what will be the integrated graphical component proofing in the future? For example, Windows 7 DX - 11 (DirectX 11) does not work on integrated graphical Sandy Bridge. And the GPU acceleration comes now to Mariners - IE9, Mozilla (Firefox), chromium (Google). "[Browser acceleration] is not at all there yet, but having the ability to provide it will be quite big," he said.

In support of its assertion that the demand for graphics cards is healthy, quoted Nvidia analyst in a communiqué sent on Thursday. "[Manufacturers] application chart discrete solutions remains strong and above historical levels," in accordance with the statement made by Dean McCarron of mercury, which tracks the graphics chip market. "Mercury Research provides discrete GPU shipments will double between 2009 and 2014."

Haas, explains its technology Optimus, which can switch between Intel and Nvidia - discrete GPU graphics transparent depending on energy savings and performance requirements respectively - will be offered on most of the more than 200 models of laptops equipped with Nvidia coming in 2011. Optimus toggles between Intel and Nvidia silicon based on the application, said Haas system. "Optimus decides, based on the classification of the request, what processor (Intel or Nvidia) to run on." For example, a game is running on the GPU. If video in standard definition, such as DVDs, it runs on the integrated graphics as integrated graphics runs standard definition low power. High-definition video will run on the GPU, "he said, as some salient examples."

NVIDIA, says that he checked WINS Acer, Alienware, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba design in 2011.