Loyd Case's Top Upcoming PC Hardware in 2010 - Tekzilla ...

Loyd Case is back to give us a heads up on what to expect in the world of PC hardware in 2010. Expect a slew of 32nm die shrinked processors from Intel both in desktop and laptop machines. For enthusiasts the watch word is Gulftown, Intel's 6 core hyperthreaded for up to 12 threads in parallel processor. Not be left behind AMD is planning on releasing 32nm parts sometime mid-2010 as well push their new Fusion CPU where the GPU will be located on the CPU are located on a single package. Intel's graphics processor effort Larrabee has been shelved for consumer release limiting it's release only for developmental purposes. 2010 will be the make or break year for General Purpose GPU functionality. With the release of OpenCL and DirectCompute in DirectX 11 developers will now have two standardized frameworks for developing apps for executing on a GPU.

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• intel
• amd
• 32nm
• westmere
• gulftown
• fusion
• larrabee
• opencl
• dx11
• directx 11
• gpgpu
• nehalem