Submission + - Intel 80-core Teraflop chip
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Teraflop chip hints at the future
A chip with 80 processing cores and capable of more than a trillion calculations per second (teraflop) has been unveiled by Intel.
The Teraflop chip is not a commercial release but could point the way to more powerful processors, said the firm.
It consumes 62 watts, and the cores can power on and off independently, making it more energy efficient.
Intel says that commercial spin-offs of the chip could see it being used in high-definition entertainment PCs, servers and handheld devices.
Possible uses include artificial intelligence, instant video communications, photo-realistic games and real-time speech recognition, said the firm.
Teraflop chip hints at the future
A chip with 80 processing cores and capable of more than a trillion calculations per second (teraflop) has been unveiled by Intel.
The Teraflop chip is not a commercial release but could point the way to more powerful processors, said the firm.
It consumes 62 watts, and the cores can power on and off independently, making it more energy efficient.
Intel says that commercial spin-offs of the chip could see it being used in high-definition entertainment PCs, servers and handheld devices.
Possible uses include artificial intelligence, instant video communications, photo-realistic games and real-time speech recognition, said the firm.
