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Although the mammoth Intel-Nvidia deal has ramifications both for the data center as well as the PC, it's the integration of Nvidia's GPU and Intel's CPU that will be the most impactful. And while that could affect Intel's desktop SOC roadmap that includes integrated CPUs, the most natural fit is how it will affect Intel's mobile roadmap.
According to both companies, "Intel will build and offer to the market x86 system-on-chips (SOCs) that integrate NVIDIA RTX GPU chiplets," the companies said. "These new x86 RTX SOCs will power a wide range of PCs that demand integration of world-class CPUs and GPUs."
Essentially, the deal pairs two of the biggest names in the notebook chip market. Intel. though it has suffered market-share losses in the desktop space, controls just under 80 percent of the mobile PC processor market, according to Mercury Research. Nvidia, meanwhile, owns a 94 percent share in discrete graphics chips, and gaming laptops that do include AMD silicon usually do so as part of the CPU, not the GPU — even though AMD's mobile "Fire Range" HX3D offers the advantages of its Ryzen X3D desktop cousins. AMD also has another problem:
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