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zhopudey

zhopudey

Forerunner
Many just came and go. Remember Bitboyz, Trident, Weitek, Number 9 and the likes? The GC segment is scattered with dead bodies. Falanx Microsystems is the new boy looking to challenge ATI and Nvidia with a new chip called the Mali 200. They are betting on the fact that integrated chipsets are going to be the norm very very soon. By 2006, they plan to implement 16x AA and hardware H264 decoding onchip. You might want also to have a chat on HardOCP six-page long dedicated thread.
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Sounds very interesting.

The Mali200 technology was noted as being able to not only process 4XAA for free, but require up to 80% less memory bandwidth for computing such processes. Borgar also noted huge energy savings allowing extremely aggressive 3D applications to move to mobile devices that are simply not possible today.

So how many pixel pipelines does this Mali200 technology have? Prepare to once again think outside of the box, as our answer is 1. Instead of building redundant shader pipelines as we see in current GPU technology, think of Mali200 as a stackable IP. Need more graphics power? Just add more Mail200 units. Its modular nature allows expanding the powers of Mali200 as you need them.
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Interesting, but who said integrated chipsets are going to be the norm :P

I don't think they have either the resources or the technology to beat ATi or nVidia...
 
Didnt we hear the same about the XGA Volari? See where it is now...

Ah, my first post here in a month (or maybe more). Just been hovering around here. The new V2 forum screen said "Hey, I noticed you have not posted for a loooong time. WTF? Go do it now and get back into the fold". Or something very similar. So here it is. I will be more active and put in my 2 cents worth (even when it is not required.)

Edit: Just noticed this after posting. Where did I get 27 odd nickels from?
 
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