The TR Podcast 51: New theme music, high-end graphics, and the Intel roadmap

	Date: September 27, 2009 Time: 1:25:36 Hosted by Jordan Drake Co-Hosts: Scott Wasson, Geoff Gasior, Cyril Kowaliski Download: MP3 (61.7MB) | M4A (84.2MB) Subscribe: RSS | iTunes
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Show notes
This episode marks a new day for the TR Podcast, particularly with the new theme song kicking off the show. After a serenade and introduction, we delve into a discussion about the newly crowned fastest graphics processor in the world—AMD's new Radeon HD 5870.

Also of interest is a variety of CPU stories that have come from Intel's latest Developer Forum. Scott and Cyril break down everything from Pat Gelsinger's departure to a working demo of the future Sandy Bridge architecture. On the AMD front, we talk six-core desktop processors, and Scott expresses skepticism about the value of the new $99 Athlon II X4.

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Tech discussion:

AMD's Radeon HD 5870 graphics processor (0:02:37)- Read more

Juniper-based Radeons may outpace the 4800 series (0:37:59)- Read more

Pat Gelsinger leaves Intel for EMC (0:47:51)- Read more

Nehalem goes mobile with new Core i7 processors (0:52:44)- Read more

Working Sandy Bridge system demoed (0:58:06)- Read more

Intel demos first working 22-nm silicon (1:01:23)- Read more

Intel shows Larrabee doing real-time ray tracing (1:03:09)- Read more

Lucid's Hydra: coming soon to a motherboard near you (1:07:48)- Read more

AMD makes Athlon II X4 official, intros two models (1:16:07)- Read more

AMD confirms six-core desktop CPU (1:20:21)- Read more