Sources say Intel's new generation of Meteor Lake processors can play videos without GPU

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen OC_Formula for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, August 31, according to the latest news from TechPowerUp, the Linux kernel patch shows that Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake will be equipped with an "independent media" graphics technology module to handle video / audio, and the transfer of encoding and decoding from GPU to a dedicated media engine will allow Meteor Lake to play video without GPU.

It is reported that starting from Meteor Lake, the media function has been transferred to a brand new second GT (Graphics Technology) module at the hardware level. The new GT, known as "independent media", has its own GuC, power management / forced wake-up features.

CTOnews.com has learned that Meteor Lake is expected to become a 14-generation core, and what is known is that the series will adopt the newer Intel 4 process.

At the 34th Hot Chips Conference, Intel also confirmed that Meteor Lake will revolutionize personal computers with fragmented chip design, which can improve manufacturing efficiency, energy efficiency and performance. This is achieved by using Intel's Foveros interconnection technology to stack separate CPU, GPU, SoC and I / O modules in a 3D configuration. The industry's support for the General Core High Speed Interconnection Open Specification (UCIe) has promoted the transformation of the platform, so that the core particles designed and manufactured by different manufacturers based on different process technologies can be integrated through advanced packaging technology to work together.