Nvidia running scared of processing powerhouses?

Dan Grabham reports:

''You know, the story I wrote about Nvidia last week has got me thinking. The company's latest marketing campaign centres on the fact that you don't need to buy an expensive quad-core CPU.

Instead, it advises you to get hold of a reasonable dual-core processor and team it with a well-specced graphics card which will give you more bang for your buck. That's a reasonable argument. But it rather hides something more; is it that Nvidia is actually running scared? It's certainly the latest salvo in an ongoing tête-à-tête between Intel and Nvidia over the last few weeks.''