Intel's Sandy Bridge CPUs Will Play Blu-ray 3D
Intel's best attempt at IGPs yet.
Right now on Westmere chips are integrated graphics along with the CPU sitting on the same silicon, but Sandy Bridge will move them into a single die. This will boost performance in itself, and Intel boasts that the new IGP will be able to decode Blu-ray 3D media.
Intel's hasn't yet revealed everything on Sandy Bridge yet, but the company is likely to discuss the upgraded graphics part at the Intel Developer Forum on September 13 to 15.
The current graphics part in Westmere chips can already do 1080p Blu-ray decodes, but as we know from the consumer electronics space, newer and stronger hardware is required to render the additional images for 3D.
Intel spokesman Nick Knupffer confirmed that Sandy Bridge mobile chips will have the capability for Blu-ray 3D, which hopefully translates into greater 3D graphics performance too.
(Source: IDG.)
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Anand claims the integrated graphics of Sandy Bridge outperform a 5450 GPU. That's nice, but it doesn't make them gaming grade yet.
The time that you'll be able to do even light gaming on an IGP isn't there yet. However, we're making huge progress. Fingers crossed!
It will be interesting to see how the benchmark tests will run and see the performance scores on these new integrated chipsets.
The future in these integrated chipsets do look promising and I kinda look forward to them.
Isn't that picture from the Avatar used in this page from the 'dirty X rated' version? (Honeslty I haven't seen it yet...lol)
Imagine. Integrated graphics that can watch Avatar XXX in 3D Blue-Ray. Amazing, simply amazing.
Isn't that picture from the Avatar used in this page from the 'dirty X rated' version? (Honeslty I haven't seen it yet...lol)
Santa told me you were lying. Never lie to Santa.
I reckon Intel are scared of AMD Fusion. Already decided the upgrade from my atom netbook will be a Fusion one in a year or two
is. the image is called "avatarporn", click in...
integrated graphics capable of proper gaming will never ever happen.
trust me.