The most productive supers-computer already use the computational resources not only of central processors, but also calculations accelerators on base of graphic processors AMD and NVIDIA. Intel plans to get in this market with its calculations accelerators larrabee, which use several compact core with x86- compatible architecture.
According to intel representatives, from the side of system programmer, which unites the processors xeon and larrabee accelerators, it will be less different than system on base of traditional processors and graphic accelerators. This is easy to explain: both processors and intel accelerators will use the same instructions collections. This special feature must facilitate transfer to this platform of old applications.
intel company plans to update xeon processors every 12 months: at the technical process level or at the architecture level. However, in the case with the multicore accelerators the update rates will be more restrained - let say once every 18 or 24 months. From other side, each update will be more serious from the architectural side . A similar update frequency of calculations accelerators architecture will allow Intel to held on decent level the competitive activity with AMD and NVIDIA. Thus far Larrabee is extended only among intel partners, we can speak about the commercial deliveries only in 2012, when will appear 22 nm product with 50 core under the arbitrary symbol knights corner. Related Products :
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