Only on certain aspects, not on others. It's just to try and make it look better to ignorant investors who know the difference between 10,12 and 14 on a page but don't understand what that means beyond it. So by being able to print 10nm when AMD is on 7nm looks better than 14nm when AMD is on 7nm.
Hexus actually did a good article on this based on Der8auer's videos etc:
Originally Posted by HexusOriginally Posted by HexusSo to compare apples with apples, what kind of transistor, what doping materials, what are the operating voltages and TDP, leakage currents, overall density, net per-transistor spacing, and overall transistor density per unit area, and ditto but normalised for power input/heat output and efficiency etc.Originally Posted by hexus