Intel Previews Integrated DirectX10 Solution; Claims 3x 3Dmark06 Performance

[zekrahminator]

Intel is showing off what will soon replace today's GMA3100 and GMA X3500 integrated graphics solutions: the GMA X4500. The X4500 will be built into the G45 chipsets, part of the "Eaglelake" family. The X4500 will also support DirectX10.0 and SM4.0, making it a prime candidate to run 3DMark Next when it is released. Until then, Intel claims that the X4500 will run roughly three times faster than the previous GMA3100 graphics solution. Motherboards with G45 chips in them will also support DisplayPort, HDMI, hardware-level HDCP decoding, and DVI. Lastly, the X4500 will support a new version of Intel Clear Video, which should enhance HD-DVD and Blu-ray playback on a PC considerably. Expect to see the G45, as well as the rest of the Eaglelake family, in Q2 2008.

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[L|NK|N]

It seems to me that Intel isn't messing around. Maybe they will someday become a contenda!

 

[Mussels]

this seems good.

Performance is still crap, but it can challenge the Nvidia onboards at this rate - and the media features (including HD decoding) and displayport/HDCP really make this attractive for media use. we'd need a geforce 8 series onboard for that level of tasty.

 

[DaMulta]

I will believe it when I see it.
and
I expect them to come big in the market because of their market share.

BUT

I expect their cards to run like S3 cards/

 

[Ripper3]

The average user, and business users will likely be the ones that use these cards, while business users won't benefit (if they need some advanced 3D options, for modelling, for example, or scientific or medical purposes, they'd just buy something with a Quadro or a FireGL), the average users may just be able to play games now.
This could have a great increase in sales for the gaming industry, since there will be a wider base of people capable of running games.

I know that a few of my friends are clueless about PCs, and are the type that don't and won't let anyone, break their warranty seals on their PCs, even after the warranty is up, so an onboard solution that can at least run some games, would really be nice.

If it's low powered enough, would especially be good for laptops, my new one has X3100 graphics, which are enough to handle older games (been playing Max Payne again recently, works brilliantly, even under Vista), but something like HL2 will run slowly, even under low-medium settings with low resolutions. I would have upgraded to the 8400GS m, but as most users, I don't have the money, and the difference isn't quite enough to justify the pricetag. Something that affects regular users from buying upper-end hardware.

 

[bassmasta]

so... does this mean a $400 dollar mobo?

 

[DRDNA]

with the ca$h that Intel has I never did understand why they are not a major competor in the graphic arena onboard and stand alone...Nice though either way!!

 

[Jess Stingray]

Don't intel sell their own add on GPU's as well?

 

[lemonadesoda]

This is great...

1./ HTPC
2./ Business machines
3./ Kids and grandparents machines

Together with some clever technology, Intel could develop a GPU addon card that would work TOGETHER with the onboard solution for doing the 3D stuff, an analogy to Crossfire and SLI. (Or like how Crossfire was SUPPOSED to be... ie being able to mix and match different performance levels of separate components).

 

[BOSE]

So it will go from initial score of 1,000 to a new ground breaking 3,000 points?? Sweeet.

 

[DaJMasta]

So it will go from initial score of 1,000 to a new ground breaking 3,000 points?? Sweeet.

If it actually hit's 3000 that's stellar performance for integrated. I haven't seen the charts.... but I kind of doubt it will hit this high.



Considering that's a few hundred below where the x1800XT hit when it was released....... that's damn good performance for integrated.

 

[bassmasta]

isn't there a way to actively cool an integrated GPU? like a chipset heatsink that you could tear off if it got in the way of a new card?

 

[FatForester]

Haha so 3x the performance means... now it gets 6 fps instead of 2?! AWESOME!!! Any move in the right direction is a good one in this case, but they need to go ahead and release the big guns already!

 

[WarEagleAU]

first they perfect dx10 on integrated chips. Next, theyll be making vid cards and AMD owners will be having Intel video cards <G>

 

[niko084]

This will be a big push for Gateway's, Dell's, Emachines with onboard video, so they can handle some of the new technologies coming to computers... Too many people are going to expect to be able to buy a new computer and play their blu-ray movie or HD movie on it.

I think that is the area they are kinda chasing after, plus giving base support for newer games without being overkill.... Like the old on board video's could play some decent games just not with high settings.

 

[kwchang007]

first they perfect dx10 on integrated chips. Next, theyll be making vid cards and AMD owners will be having Intel video cards <G>

Wasn't there something about how they're developing gfx cards?

 

[Xaser04]

with the ca$h that Intel has I never did understand why they are not a major competitor in the graphic arena onboard and stand alone...Nice though either way!!

Er they are and a massive one at that. (In terms of overall market share in onboard graphic solutions)