Falanx - ATI and Nvidia's new competitor

[Redeemed]

Yeah, I bet it would offer unparralleled performance, but it'd also kill ATI/nVidia. Which would realy, really, suck.

If it's a IP company like VideoLogic then this project will remain a potentially good competitor... on paper.

Behind the Kyro GPUs there was ST (not exactly a small company, owning a good portion of the discrete semiconductor products and cheap custom integrated circuits market) and Guillemont. Despite good acceptance by the market, both investors withdrew only after one generation.

So, unless one big name (ie Intel, AMD) decide to license this technology I don't think we will see anything new in the graphics arena. The only other chance is that a big mobo/card manufacturer eventually decides to make a joint venture with some founrdy to launch its own line of graphics accelerators. But which is in the position and has the resources.


Well, I think ASUS could probably pull it off if they wanted to. But I doubt that they will.

[msxyz]

I thought of ASUS too... But since they're also the biggest reseller of ATI/NVidia chips I don't think they want to risk their position when it comes to discuss the prices.

Same situation Dell finds itself into with Intel...

[Redeemed]

Yeah, that's a pretty good point.

[Kojiro]

There is no competion for nvidia or ATI, as far as desktop graphics is conserned.

Anyone who tries will be buried, in no time.

Fanlax is in the cellphone, PDA, and Pocket PC market for intergrated graphics solutions.

So are ATI, Nvidia, VIA, SIS, and who knows who else. This is a market based on partnerships, not performance. In otherwords, if your product is good enough and the price is right, you win. The winner could be the weakest solution in performance, but meets or exceeds what's needed. Then you add a low cost production and high profit margins, you get a partnership with a company that maufactures cellphone, PDAs, or Pocket PCs.

[nutball]

There is no competion for nvidia or ATI, as far as desktop graphics is conserned.

Anyone who tries will be buried, in no time.

*cough*Intel*cough*

I think you mean discrete desktop graphics don't you?

</pedant mode off>

[Toss3]

no no - dont give Intel idea's

they have both the fab's and the money/marketing machine to destroy ATI and NVIDIA, I've long been of the opinion that they are intentionally staying out of the market for this very reason.

god help us all if Intel were to bring out a serious GPU.

You're kidding, right? Who cares about nvidia or ati?? If a company came out with a card faster and better than nvidia's and ati's, I'd definatly buy their card!
And I think the prices for the top cards are too high, so a little competition wouldn't hurt...

[wnd]

For some particular reason I cannot help but to start thinking about good old Glaze3D (http://www.thetechzone.com/articles/interview/glaze3d/)...

Edit: and by reading post #4 I realize I'm bringing nothing new to this thread.