Current CPU-GPU Balance Obscene
Current CPU-GPU Balance Obscene PDF Print E-mail
Written by Chris Tom   
Friday, 09 May 2008 02:50
Tech Radar talked to Nvidia, and they continue to target Intel.

Just forked out for a new rig with a fast processor on board? Then Nvidia has some very bad news for you. Your PC is "obscenely" imbalanced thanks to an overpriced, underperforming CPU - probably courtesy of Intel. It's just the latest salvo in the burgeoning war of words between Nvidia and Intel this year. But what exactly is Nvidia getting at? Talking to TechRadar earlier this week, Nvidia's VP of Content Relations Roy Taylor outlined a developing strategy for leveraging Nvidia graphics technology to accelerate a wide range of PC applications. Very soon, the world will discover just how pathetic conventional CPUs really are.

Yeah, cause your GPU is going to run the OS, and interface with the chipset, and the memory, and all that jazz.