Intel adds fresh x86 and vector instructions for future chips

[Kent Sharkey]

The Register[^]:

Intel has revealed two sets of extensions coming to the x86 instruction set architecture, one to boost the performance of general purpose code and the second to provide a common vector instruction set for future chips.

So they know the direction they're going?

[obermd]

I thought Intel made noise a couple of months ago about reducing the x86 (32 bit) portion of their processors.