Read more.CEO promises 64-bit ARM-based server chips in Q1 2014.
Read more.CEO promises 64-bit ARM-based server chips in Q1 2014.
The ARM chips were meant to be late 2014 before - it seems the timetable was brought forward.
Not only are they used in PS4 and XBONE but they will be used in the new Nintendo Handheld and Console
Well if over the past 5 years they had focussed their PC chip efforts on raw CPU performance, they might not have fallen so ridiculously far behind Intel and the PC enthusiast market might not be quite so stagnant as it currently is wrt CPU tech.
I don't want a bloody GPU on my CPU. That's what a GPU is for! Just give me as much performance from the processor as possible and I'll be a happy gamer/nerd.
It's completely your own fault, AMD: you focussed on the wrong thing to now turn around and say 'it's no thanks to the PC market.'
(Don't get me wrong, there's a place for low power, all-in-one CPU/GPU chips, but the PC enthusiast market is NOT that place).
Roobubba:
Yeah AMD, now you can suffer with your 7.2 million chips in the PS4/XB1, with guaranteed sales for the next 5-8 years. I don't think they mind!
If steam boxes take off well then I can see a lot of APU's being used for those too. They're making great cpu's for people who don't want/need seperate GPU's and it saves a fair bit not having to get a dedicated gpu.
Would steam boxes be counted as PC sales?
I agree for the enthusiast market apu chips aren't that suited, but even still you can crossfire with the onboard gpu so its not all wasted.
PC enthusiast market is by far NOT the only market.
As a PC enthusiast, I want a Kaveri apu. I have a need and a use for one that an intel setup would perform worse at and be more expensive for (steam/shield streamer and HTPC for another room). I have a line of friends and relatives who will get an APU system the next time they come to me for an upgrade or refresh. I am also looking for a nice touchscreen laptop/ultrabook/tablet with kaveri.
The APU has become a neat little unit with many uses and a very attractive price tag. No, it's not for the enthusiast gamer who requires 60fps @ ultra settings but then it doesn't cost £400+ either!
Main PC: Asus Rampage IV Extreme / 3960X@4.5GHz / Antec H1200 Pro / 32GB DDR3-1866 Quad Channel / Sapphire Fury X / Areca 1680 / 850W EVGA SuperNOVA Gold 2 / Corsair 600T / 2x Dell 3007 / 4 x 250GB SSD + 2 x 80GB SSD / 4 x 1TB HDD (RAID 10) / Windows 10 Pro, Yosemite & Ubuntu
HTPC: AsRock Z77 Pro 4 / 3770K@4.2GHz / 24GB / GTX 1080 / SST-LC20 / Antec TP-550 / Hisense 65k5510 4K TV / HTC Vive / 2 x 240GB SSD + 12TB HDD Space / Race Seat / Logitech G29 / Win 10 Pro
HTPC2: Asus AM1I-A / 5150 / 4GB / Corsair Force 3 240GB / Silverstone SST-ML05B + ST30SF / Samsung UE60H6200 TV / Windows 10 Pro
Spare/Loaner: Gigabyte EX58-UD5 / i950 / 12GB / HD7870 / Corsair 300R / Silverpower 700W modular
NAS 1: HP N40L / 12GB ECC RAM / 2 x 3TB Arrays || NAS 2: Dell PowerEdge T110 II / 24GB ECC RAM / 2 x 3TB Hybrid arrays || Network:Buffalo WZR-1166DHP w/DD-WRT + HP ProCurve 1800-24G
Laptop: Dell Precision 5510 Printer: HP CP1515n || Phone: Huawei P30 || Other: Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Pro 10.1 CM14 / Playstation 4 + G29 + 2TB Hybrid drive
As I said, there IS a place for an APU, but what AMD has done is decided to completely back out of the enthusiast market. So those of us who DO need 120fps+ (I'll never go back to 60Hz gaming) are left with only 1 option, which from a basic economics and business sense is terrible for the consumer.
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