Intel Corp.'s next-generation microprocessor code-named Ivy Bridge
will, among other things, support the next-generation PCI Express 3.0
interconnection, according to slides published by a web-site.
Potentially, such support may catalyze designers of graphics processing
units (GPUs) to introduce graphics chips with PCIe 3.0 support.
Even though Ivy Bridge will be a successor of the Sandy Bridge and
will generally inherit its micro-architecture, it will sport a rather
significant number of improvements. Firstly, it will have certain
improvements that will boost its performance in general applications by
around 20% compared to Core i "Sandy Bridge" chips. Secondly, the
forthcoming chip will have a new graphics core with DirectX 11 and
OpenCL 1.1 support as well as 30% higher performance compared to the
predecessor. Thirdly, Ivy Bridge will feature PCI Express 3.0 x16
interconnection as well as PCIe 2.0 x4 controller, according to a slide
published by SemiAccurate web-site.
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