Replies to post #4836 on Distributed Digital Property Board

[khillo]

Hi Taxi, alea


Intel 45 Express chipset (GM45) will be launched in Q2 2008. The chipset is for the next generation Centrino platform (Montevina). It will feature a new integrated graphics core (GMA X4500) which will support DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0, and Intel Clear Video technology which allows it to decode high-definition video. Overall performance is expected to be about three times faster than the previous GM965 chipset that it replaces. The Montevina platform will also have two lower cost IGP chipsets; the GS45 without HDMI and Display Port support and the GL40 with slower graphics performance. The GS45 and GL40 will likely launch in the quarter after the GM45 is launched.
Intel Eaglelake chipset is expected to be released in either Q2 or Q3, possibly in April, May, or maybe even sooner. Eaglelake will be the successor chipset to the G35 and P35 chipsets and targeted for mainstream consumers. Eaglelake will include PCI Express 2.0, a new ICH10 southbridge and be manufactured using a 65 nm process. The chipset will also include the built-in Danbury data protection engine which will provide hardware-based content encryption. PS/2 and LPT support is thought to be dropped. Three versions of the chipset will be produced: the G45 IGP, the G43, and the P45. The G45 IGP will have an integrated Intel GMA X4500HD graphics engine with support for DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0, and OpenGL 2. It will also have built-in HDMI, DisplayPort, and DVI support with HDCP. Performance of the G45 graphics chipset is thought to be around 3X that of the G33 graphics chipset. The G43 will differ from the G45 IGP in that it has reduced HD video decoding and memory support meaning higher CPU and memory utilization. The G43 will be marketed towards the value segment. Both the G45 and G43 will support dual-channel memory, but the G43 will be limited to one DIMM per channel and have a maximum memory capacity of 4GB. The G45 will support up to 8GB. The P45 will be mainstream chipset with support for either a single x16 PCIe 2.0 slot or dual x8 slots enabling CrossFireX. The P35 will only have an x16 and an x4 slot to run a CrossFireX setup. It will also have support for up to 8GB of DDR3 memory running on a 1333MHz bus. A business oriented version called the Eaglelake-Q is expected to be released later in the year