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AMD: "FX is Not EOL" & Why What We Need in a CPU is Changing

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Extreme Gamer
Extreme Gamer Original post #1
Dec 8, 2013 at 3:15 AM
AMD: "FX is Not EOL" & Why What We Need in a CPU is Changing | Gamers Nexus - Gaming PC Builds & Hardware Benchmarks
ankush28
Dec 8, 2013 at 3:25 AM
When they'll release steamroller???? :(
ASHISH65
Dec 8, 2013 at 8:45 AM
When they'll release steamroller???? :(



Sadly there is not even a slight hint about that in any of AMD roadmaps... Mostly It is not coming :sad:
bssunilreddy
Dec 8, 2013 at 9:05 AM
When they'll release steamroller???? :(

They may not release steamroller instead they will release Kaveri,Bheem APU with a on die GPU powerful enough to play BF4.
ASHISH65
Dec 8, 2013 at 9:13 AM
Next year we will not going to see a big change in Cpu section from both amd and intel
bssunilreddy
Dec 8, 2013 at 9:19 AM
Next year we will not going to see a big change in Cpu section from both amd and intel

Only in 2015 will see DDR4, PCIE 4.0 from Intel Skylake but AMD will upgrade to PCIE 3.0, DDR4.So there is an advantage for both the Intel & AMD because of their prices. You can guess which one might be cheap as always.
Regarding 2014 AMD will follow the APU way only.
ASHISH65
Dec 8, 2013 at 9:23 AM
Only in 2015 will see DDR4, PCIE 4.0 from Intel Skylake but AMD will upgrade to PCIE 3.0, DDR4.So there is an advantage for both the Intel & AMD because of their prices. You can guess which one might be cheap as always.
Regarding 2014 AMD will follow the APU way only.

yep.2015 will be special year :wink: Not necessary amd will be always cheaper..
bssunilreddy
Dec 8, 2013 at 9:26 AM
yep.2015 will be special year :wink: Not necessary amd will be always cheaper..

Right now AMD is using 28nm but if it uses 22nm or 14nm by 2015 then its chips will also be more energy efficient and will have a competitive edge to Intel.I hope they do it.
kg11sgbg
Dec 8, 2013 at 9:31 AM
Read in some forum or may be in digit magazine 4~5 yrs. ago that AMD will be at par(sales,shipments,revenue earning!!!???)with Intel by 2017~2018...
ASHISH65
ASHISH65 #10
Dec 8, 2013 at 9:37 AM
Read in some forum or may be in digit magazine 4~5 yrs. ago that AMD will be at par(sales,shipments,revenue earning!!!???)with Intel by 2017~2018...

Mostly not going to happen so early. Intel have 83% and amd have 17 % Market share,also Intel have 6 times the number of employees the Amd.
harshilsharma63
Dec 8, 2013 at 10:11 AM
Read in some forum or may be in digit magazine 4~5 yrs. ago that AMD will be at par(sales,shipments,revenue earning!!!???)with Intel by 2017~2018...

This could be true considering both major consoles (Xbox One and PS4) employ AMD processors.
bssunilreddy
Dec 8, 2013 at 10:13 AM
How strange that XBoX One will get an AMD APU from now on? Its APU's all the way...
kg11sgbg
kg11sgbg #13
Dec 8, 2013 at 10:21 AM
APU is the PRESENT tech for all.It's for the Global mass.
Except Hard Core Gamers and High End users(Graphics processing,Video editing,Film Industry,etc...)those who will use CPU(Premium from Intel mainly) + GPU(AMD or NVIDIA according to choice).
It's a true fact,that the % of these niche users of premium products are minimal when compared to the world of I.T. hardware + software users.
bssunilreddy
Dec 8, 2013 at 10:23 AM
If somehow AMD or Intel tries to get APU with on die GPU powerful enough to play BF4 then the whole present scenario changes the world over.
kg11sgbg
kg11sgbg #15
Dec 8, 2013 at 10:24 AM
^That's what AMD's "KAVERI" APU is about...and we are waiting.:-D
bssunilreddy
Dec 8, 2013 at 10:26 AM
Its just competition buddy when AMD does Intel ups a bit.That is what we all want.
ankush28
ankush28 #17
Dec 8, 2013 at 10:46 AM
Hope Kaveri based A10 follow 10k bracket... :D
It would be really awesome if someone is able to play all recent games with merely 35-40k rig.
kg11sgbg
kg11sgbg #18
Dec 9, 2013 at 7:47 PM
^That's asking toooo much.
But according to various previews & facts, AMD "Kaveri APU" will be a substantial game changer for all of us(including a level of GAMERS also)in this market of Computing and I.T. as a whole.
ASHISH65
ASHISH65 #19
Dec 10, 2013 at 8:35 AM
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