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NVIDIA: We Will Not Enter x86 Processor Market

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 9th Nov 2009 21:29 UTC

Over the past few years, there have been persistent rumours that NVIDIA, the graphics chip maker, was working on an x86 chip to compete with Intel and AMD. Recently, these rumours gained some traction, but NVIDIA's CEO just shot them down, and denied the company will enter the x86 processor market.

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RE[4]: a no go

by phoenix on Tue 10th Nov 2009 03:34 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: a no go"

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2005-07-11

Windows, OSX, KDE4 and recently I believe also GNOME desktops use 2d graphics acceleration using a GPU.

Doesn't Desktop Effects/Compiz require 3D acceleration, considering it uses Compositing support?

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RE[5]: a no go

by adamk on Tue 10th Nov 2009 15:32 in reply to "RE[4]: a no go"

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2005-07-08

compiz requires 3D acceleration. compositing, however, does not necessarily. The compositing that comes with metacity is 2D only. The compositing that comes with KDE4 can either be 2D only or use the 3D drivers.

Adam

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