Will AMD ever get their act together once again, when it comes to their CPU's?
For a short period of time, AMD CPU's were ahead of Intel, when it came to affordable overall performance, w/multi-core CPU's, supporting 64 bit software, and memory performance w/an on chip memory controller. While their CPU's now-a-days aren't exactly Model "T's" by any means, when compared to Intel Products, but neither are they exactly Ferrari's either.
AMD's (ATI) GPU's on the other hand, appear to be keeping up w/Nvidia, w/each company coming out w/a better product/technology to compete against the other, thus helping us, the customer. It also helps w/controlling prices w/competition.
With less competition, we are seeing less innovative CPU products coming out. With Intel, w/their Tick, Tock formula, it's one slow minor upgrade to another, from one new CPU generation to another, rather than a Tick, and a big Bell Ringing. AMD, it's more of a flat Tick, Tick, w/nothing really new coming out in a very long time. They seem to keep a steady pace behind Intel, w/o doing anything to equal, or pass them, in a very long time.
With no real technology jumps, does it make any sense to upgrade as often anymore as we once did, thus the slowdown in the purchase of desktops?
Memory technology on the other hand, seems to be really behind the curve, most likely due to Rambus, who no one wants to do business with.
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For a short period of time, AMD CPU's were ahead of Intel, when it came to affordable overall performance, w/multi-core CPU's, supporting 64 bit software, and memory performance w/an on chip memory controller. While their CPU's now-a-days aren't exactly Model "T's" by any means, when compared to Intel Products, but neither are they exactly Ferrari's either.
AMD's (ATI) GPU's on the other hand, appear to be keeping up w/Nvidia, w/each company coming out w/a better product/technology to compete against the other, thus helping us, the customer. It also helps w/controlling prices w/competition.
With less competition, we are seeing less innovative CPU products coming out. With Intel, w/their Tick, Tock formula, it's one slow minor upgrade to another, from one new CPU generation to another, rather than a Tick, and a big Bell Ringing. AMD, it's more of a flat Tick, Tick, w/nothing really new coming out in a very long time. They seem to keep a steady pace behind Intel, w/o doing anything to equal, or pass them, in a very long time.
With no real technology jumps, does it make any sense to upgrade as often anymore as we once did, thus the slowdown in the purchase of desktops?
Memory technology on the other hand, seems to be really behind the curve, most likely due to Rambus, who no one wants to do business with.
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