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Graphics specialist NVIDIA has this week provided us with a tantalising first glimpse at its new ‘Firma’ chip architecture, which, while obviously designed to improve GPU performance, is also expected to arrive as “a significant milestone” in shouldering expanded aspects of processing workload.
NVIDIA looking to get a Firma grip on the GPU market. Image: NVIDIA.
According to NVIDIA, a new line of “general purpose” graphics processing units (GPGPUs) built on Firma technology are already on the way, and will likely see the enhanced architecture utilised across leading NVIDIA brands such as GeForce, Tesla and Quadro.
“It is completely clear that GPUs are now general purpose parallel computing processors with amazing graphics, and not just graphics chips anymore,” explained Jen-Hsun Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of California-based NVIDIA.
“The Fermi architecture, the integrated tools, libraries and engines are the direct results of the insights we have gained from working with thousands of CUDA developers around the world,” he added. “We will look back in the coming years and see that Fermi started the new GPU industry.”
In terms of potential impact on the graphics processing market, NVIDIA claims its Fermi technology will deliver a feature set that accelerates performance on a wide array of computing applications, and is already supported by industry heavyweights such as Dell, HP, IBM and Microsoft.
At time of posting, detailed information regarding technical specifications, expected performance, applicable usage, pricing and regional release have not been divulged.
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