Torrenza has arrived, will Geneseo make it?
Something that should concern the chip giant is the head start that Torrenza has. Intel has said that the Geneseo definition stage is targeted for an early 2008 completion. The company has also said that Geneseo ready products should be available from late 2009, which would give AMD and its Torrenza partners about two and a half additional years to further strengthen their position. So, Geneseo is still in its gestation period, which means Torrenza has already passed the critical infant mortality period. Also, AMD has its core platform technologies in place, which should allow Torrenza to flourish. Intel still has to bring its counterparts to market – CSI, on-chip memory controller, and Geneseo itself. If Torrenza fully delivers on its promise, Intel will feel like it just got back into the game only for AMD to then move the goal posts – you can’t counter something that is fundamentally superior. It’s like the chip giant just launched the best Formula 1 racing engine ever but didn’t ha
