Comments on: VizWorld’s Predictions for 2010

By: Randall Hand

Randall Hand — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:49:55 +0000

@andrew Of course, when you're talking about Computer Hardware, you'll regret everything "2 years later". Such is the nature of the industry right now.

By: Randall Hand

Randall Hand — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:48:46 +0000

@tchavez I never meant to imply otherwise. However, AMD's current implementation has issues. The poor performance on 4XXX series hardware, lack of any suitable way to intercept the IL/ISA at compile-time, and several other minor annoyances that basically boil down to "It's the First Release".Later releases will surely improve, but for now NVidia has the advantage of having several version of CUDA & OpenCL out in the wild for user feedback.

By: tchavez

tchavez — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:29:01 +0000

Actually, OpenCL is supported on both Nivida and AMD hardware. For more information please visit:

http://developer.amd.com/gpu/ATIStreamSDK/Pages/default.aspx

By: andrew

andrew — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:20:39 +0000

Quote: (I fail to see how PCI Express 3.0 and an Intel 8-core processor will “Destory” NVidia.)
Hmmm… I didn’t say PCI exp 3.0 and Intel 6(8) core CPU will destroy nVidia – all I said was – that $2000-$4000 still raw Teslas that nVidia is so anxious to release right now would be much more suitable for later. And what’s important for now… (dx11 market btw)… this is where they lose big. nVidia’s got potential, but if they continue to screw around, showing middle class users -”Oh, you guys can wait – we have more important things to take care of…” ATI will crash them on it(oh, sorry, they already did), and then, ATI will go after FERMI-like-Tesla technology and design it for faster PCIe slots and something more advanced than lousy 1066Mhz-1333Mhz integrated mem controller – obviously FOR LESS! the companies who will pay 2k-4k for these teslas now, will regret 2 years later(maybe less). so simple. LEARN, nVIDIA, LEARN, BABY, LEARN, WHILE I AM STILL ALIVE!!! :)

By: Randall Hand

Randall Hand — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:30:19 +0000

@andrew I fail to see how PCI Express 3.0 and an Intel 8-core processor will "Destory" NVidia. If anything, PCI Express 3.0 will make the Tesla & Fermi _more_ attractive, reducing the one thing they really suck at : moving data back and forth to main memory.And an 8-core Intel CPU still pales to a 512-core Fermi on easily paralleled tasks.

By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:23:55 +0000

Bullshit. real 100% bullshit. And note: the writer of this article with his coool prediction abilities and sure super-duper mind flexibilities forgets to mention that when PCI express 3.0 boards will hit the stores in 2011, and Intel will relese a 10Gt/s 6(8) core cpu, with improved mem. controller hopefully. and year later… the entire series of $2000-$4000 nVidia’s tesla won’t be worth a broken nickle. Why? Because ATI won’t be just sitting down not doing much… It was a big mistake to give full time to those teslas, knowing that DX11 is coming out and that new upcoming six-core Intel’s CPU is for 1366 (means old, retarded mem. controller), PCI express 3.0 is not out yet… blah blah blah… Very poor strategy, nVidia.