Nvidia is the first to blink in its standoff with Intel over the terms of licensing each others" wares. The graphics chip maker is conceding support for its multi-GPU technology on Intel"s upcoming "Nehalem" processor platform without getting much contractual love in return.
SLI will be available for Intel"s "Bloomfield" line of Nehalem chips and the accompanying gamer-oriented chipset, the X58. New motherboards catering to Bloomfield CPUs and X58 chipset will use the nForce 200 SLI processor to bridge a maximum of three Nvidia GPUs. Nvidia claims the silicon can provide up to a 2.8x performance boost over traditional single graphic card platforms.