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There were some rumors before this announcement that AMD would announce SKUs with 1 CPU die (6-8 cores activated) + 1 GPU die or with 2 CPU dies (8-16 cores act
by DCKing 8y ago
There were some rumors before this announcement that AMD would announce SKUs with 1 CPU die (6-8 cores activated) + 1 GPU die or with 2 CPU dies (8-16 cores activated). But AMD didn't announce any SKUs - seems they're a bit behind on schedule.
- hajile 8y agoThey are launching processors in the middle of the year. If they reveal too much 4-6 months out, Intel has way too much time to adjust their prices, change their marketing, put pressure on suppliers, etc. This leaves a lot of guesswork. Intel has to be prepared for multi-chip, chip + CPU, faster chips, slower chips (maybe this was a golden sample), etc which makes it much harder to adjust in preparation.
- okl 8y agoAlso, if they reveal too much prospective buyers might be incentivized to delay their purchase. As stupid as that might sound, it is a thing.
- mbroncano 8y agoIt even has a name: Osborne effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect