Report: AMD to exit the x86 CPU market?

[kent213]

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This is kind of not unexpected, but there are rumors that AMD might be exiting the CPU market, probably from the unsuccessful launch of Bulldozer and the constant #WINNING of Intel's Core range of processors.



Mike Silverman, AMD company spokesman has said:

We're at an inflection point. We will all need to let go of the old 'AMD versus Intel' mind-set, because it won't be about that anymore.

What AMD does from here is unknown, but we all know that they just cannot compete with Intel at the high-end. They cannot compete with Intel at mid-range and market penetration of Intel's brand is far too strong and has been for quite a while now. AMD are late to the game in virtually every market, even smartphone and tablet technology. The only market they have a strong foot in is the graphics market.

This is set to change over the next few years as consoles show their dominance and mid-range GPUs will be able to offer 1080p at 60 frames-per-second performance, gone will be the high-end SKUs that are $600+, and gone will be CrossFire X requirements apart from benchmarking, enthusiasts and multi-monitor setups.

CPU-wise, it seems they're done for. This could mainly be based on bad management, as they would've known how Bulldozer was going to perform at least 18 - 24 months ago, compared to the Core CPUs from then, it can barely do any damage. Bulldozer was a mistake, and I think management can be blamed there, direction, participation with engineers, everything adds up and has resulted on Bulldozer's launch.

This is bad news for PC enthusiasts, as it will only drive prices of Intel's parts up. We're seeing this now with prices going up as well as the launch of Sandy Bridge-E and Ivy Bridge, which are just slight performance improvements and tweaks, yet are launched as "new" products. Something I agree with. We're not seeing any huge improvements over the 2-year-old-plus LGA1366 socket from Intel.

If AMD turns into a graphics card only company, it will only spell doom. Consoles are hurting high-end GPUs, and without high-end GPUs, there's no real need for huge improvements in performance. Just tweaking and a new core released every few years.

Are the days market for the enthusiast? The high-end gamer? It seems as though this is a definite future for us now...
Thanks: NEWS SOURCE #1

[siopao1984]

monopoly na jud ang market sa intel. no choice for consumers

[kent213]

monopoly na jud ang market sa intel. no choice for consumers

mao gyud boss hope rumor lng ni d unta madaun...

[keropi]

I think i should wait for Haswell no longer. If modayon ning exit sa AMD, mumahal na kaayo ang future intel procies. Should i go 2700k or Ivy? Whatcha think dudes?

[rejiel]

unta dili ni madayon...saon nalang ang mga pareha namong pobre...

[Lingaw-lingaw_sa_payag]

go for i7 nalang jd ta ani

[ethzneuron]

hmmm.. do they have to tell everyone, of course x64 is the norm. or i'm just wrong..

[personalmgt]

Nganong guol man kaayo mo? This is a good move.

Software relies on instruction sets. x86 is stifling innovation by forcing developers to live in the past. While the hardware required to run some applications dont really break the 4gb barrier, it doesnt mean x64 should be taken for granted. We are now in a world where Moore's law is serious business, if we keep x86 today, then transition to a much newer technology is harder.

x64 is not just about bigger memory, it is giving developers a better breathing space. If a developer is working on both instruction sets, then attention is divided as well as time. If a developer is forced to work on below 4gb, then innovation is perplexed because of ram limitations.

Mobile computing wont be greatly affected by this. Who said you need 4gb memory to run x64 applications? In the advent of Windows XP, I have been using 64 bit with 1gb memory. Had no software incompatibilites so far.

I, for one, welcome this change from AMD. x86 needs to go completely soon.

[personalmgt]

Also, some aren't getting unsa ang pasabot sa article. It specifically says AMD is exiting the x86 market. What's left is the x64, AMD may probably just drop x86 as an instruction set and not as a processor.

Dapat gani mas mag-una ang Intel on dropping x86. x64 in general makes x86 obsolete. What's holding it back is the hardware and the people that exists.

[libido]

@ personalmgt - Naa sad kay point bro...maybe they are planning again for that new innovation again..if they will shift to x64 "which is left"..Ma first nasad sila ana..parehas sa ilang mga claims sa fusion dba..sila ang 1st..

on the other hand sad..akong nakita..murag 2 way gyud ni ang padulngan sa AMD..either concentrate sila sa ilang GPU market..or embracing x64 na...lets wait nalang gyud sa mga further news and announcement nla..

ako mismo dili ko gusto mo hunong sila sa CPU market..kabalo namo unsa reason