Conclusion

Does Intel intend to change the status quo? As it stands now, Intel has no plans to grow its market share in the graphics processor market, and will continue to leave high-end gaming graphics processor designs up to the NVIDIAs and the ATIs. In the future, you may be able to just get by with a newly-released Intel integrated graphics processor, but intensive game play for new titles should continue to necessitate an investment in a graphics card.

Intel's graphics processor mantra now is less about harnessing the full power of Doom III than it is about enabling home entertainment experiences that will not involve an inordinate amount of FPS gaming. "We will continue to improve upon video and media playback capability, which is where we see the future of the mainstream consumer's [demands] for the accelerated part of the video playback. [This deals with] how the resolution is supported on the screen, and things like that," Silva said. "We will continue to do a lot for the home entertainment applications."