Comments on: Intel CEO comments on Nvidia, economy, flash

At a tech conference, Paul Otellini talks about competition with Nvidia, the economy, and the possible fate of its flash memory business.

[docster87]

I still do not believe that Intel can make really good graphic chips. Why not leave GPU separate from CPU? The last two computers I've bought have had separate RAM for system & GPU, and I really doubt if I'll ever again consider a computer that shares RAM between system & graphics (unless the computer is just for fun & not a primary use computer). I actually altered my last computer purchase due to such memory sharing - I really wanted to avoid that situation, so I opted for a good desktop rather than a cheap laptop that matched my price range.

[Spartan_458]

Discrete graphics will always be better than integrated. I like Intel processors, but I don't like Intel doing graphics.

I think I'll go out and buy a nVidia graphics card.

[NewsReader_]

Agreed. Stick to making CPUs. Anyone serious about graphics performance will buy a separate card from a graphics specialist. Partner with them on making the bus faster rather than building your own version. Intel is not exactly the leader in device driver quality. I cannot recall the last time my video driver crashed from ATI or NVidea. Intel on the other hand is a bugcheck waiting to happen for both GPU and NIC.

[renGek]

Why would anyone who cares about graphics waste their time with anything but ATI or Nvidia? Intel is not even a close third.

[Boo-Ga-Loo]

Intel has been a big leading in innovations with chip Technology for the past decade or so. During which time they have been re-investing in R and D and having great success with Mores Law. The company has learned many lessons from the past. They have developed a very competitive product with Larrabee. Until you have seen it, I would not count them out as third or any other last pace. The reality of it is, they are the 1st to build SOC and do so profitably.

[alistaircase]

"Why would anyone who cares about graphics waste their time with anything but ATI or Nvidia? Intel is not even a close third."
I think this person believes Intel is currently in the graphics business. Anything but. Their integrated graphics are poor, but Larrabee will be nothing like that. We should be waiting with bated breath to see whether Intel pull another Core 2 Duo.

[afaet]

75% of PCs sold already use integrated graphics, <www.jonpeddie.com> And Intel is the leader in that space. Moore?s Law say those will be integrated in the CPU and most discrete graphics will transform into integrated chipsets. What market will be left for Nvidia?s powerful discrete graphics? They will be holding a very short stick in a few years. That is the logic behind the AMD-ATI merger.

[SeizeCTRL]

No matter how many stories like this get posted on the internet... Intel will never be able to successfully spin the facts. Truth is Intel sucks at graphics. Everyone knows it! It may be acceptable for bottom line cheap notebooks / netbooks, but anyone who wants a bit more than the basic graphics expects a chipset or an actual pci-e/agp graphics card.

I almost think that Intel plants these types of articles hoping to convience the world that they are the leaders in a field that they shouldn't even be in... for that matter, they aren't even in the same race. Nvidia and AMD/ATI are like formula 1 racecars while Intel trials way behind in a rusty old pinto.

[Turks68]

I just listened to the most recent episode of the AVault Podcast in which we had the director of PR for NVIDIA Derek Perez was on as a guest. It can be found at our site at http://podcast.avault.com. He had some choice words to say about Intel. I thought it was hilarious too. One of the hosts asked if he thought his CEO could beat Intel's CEO in a street fight. He said NVIDIA's would win. Hilarious!