Here's Why Intel Corp. Is Building Discrete Graphics Processors
A few days ago, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announced that it had formed a new group called the Core and Visual Computing Group. One of the charters of this newly formed group will be to produce "high-end, discrete graphics solutions."
Intel's current lineup of PC processors, sold under its Core and Atom brands, generally integrate Intel-designed graphics processors alongside the company's central processing unit (CPU) cores on the same silicon die. Those graphics processors aren't particularly powerful, nor are they designed to be -- Intel essentially throws graphics in for free alongside its CPUs.
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