According to Digitimes: "Intel's IGP (integrated graphics processor) chipset G35, which is scheduled to launch in third quarter this year will not support DirectX 10 until 2008".

Does it ring any bell? It should, because not long ago (when Intel stated their intent on entering the GPU market) we pointed out the difficulties of the software associated with that kind of product.

"Intel's G35 chipset was originally planned to support DirectX 10 at launch time, but due to the delay of a DirectX 10 driver, Intel currently schedules to launch the alpha version DirectX 10 driver in fourth quarter of 2007 and will launch the final version in first quarter of 2008 if the process goes well, noted the sources.

In addition to desktop chipsets, Intel's Centrino notebook platform (Santa Rosa) chipsets, GM965 and GL960 (scheduled to launch in third quarter) will both delay their support of DirectX 10 until first quarter of 2008 too".

They better get their act together, or their first discrete solution could be plaged with performance and compatibility issues. Graphics driver development will play a key role in their furture if they are to share the market with nVidia and AMD. Will the team that's taken care of it until now be up to the task? Is there help they can hire?

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