

The GPUs are built from “slices,” each of which usually contains a total of three “subslices.” The subslices usually contain eight “execution units” (EUs) that do the bulk of the processing, texture samplers responsible for grabbing data from memory and passing it on to the EUs, and a few other components. They’re intended to be modular and scalable, and Intel can add and remove components to change performance without changing the core capabilities of the GPU. That said, we do have a broad outline of what to expect.įirst, a bit about Intel’s GPU architecture in general. Intel didn’t announce any additional GPUs today, and we don’t know which CPUs are going to be sold with which GPUs just yet.

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The GPUs: However you slice it…įurther Reading Intel’s Skylake Core i7-6700K reviewed: Modest gains from a full Tick-Tock cycle Here’s the Skylake graphics breakdown, to the best of our knowledge as of this date. They gave us at least a few architectural details on the Skylake CPUs and their accompanying GPUs, though Intel somewhat frustratingly isn’t using its own developer conference to make specific product announcements. For now, the only GPU we truly know about for sure is the HD 530 that shipped with the high-end overclockable Core i5 and i7 chips (though leaked slides point to a few lower-end mobile GPUs). The post-keynote sessions were somewhat more productive. Interacting with smart vending machines and spider robots get you and your company on late-night TV, but Jimmy Fallon usually doesn't have people on to talk about processor microarchitecture. Its chips may make the company most of its money, but CEO Brian Krzanich and crew seem more interested in keynotes-as-forward-looking-spectacles. This morning's Intel Developer Forum keynote was a bust for anyone hoping for more news about the company's forthcoming Skylake processors.
