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Exactly. It would be a bit of a gamble, as it may undercut their x86 lines, but as a hedge against the success of ARM/M[1,2,...], they may do themselves a favor
by xorx 6y ago
Exactly. It would be a bit of a gamble, as it may undercut their x86 lines, but as a hedge against the success of ARM/M[1,2,...], they may do themselves a favor to attempt a project to implement RISC-V.
They don't have much to lose, as AMD is already killing their x86 lines anyway.
- phkahler 6y agoI've been hoping Intel or AMD would try RISC-V. If the ISA is inherently more efficient (not saying it is) they should be able to prove it by having already optimized so much core and cache hardware.
- unanswered 6y agoAnd do what, shoot both x86 feet they're standing on? If they wanted to optimize technical/engineering success, it's absolutely the best move. But to optimize shareholder value or anything like it, it's impossible.
- Daho0n 6y agoThey already broke one foot and got shot in the other by AMD. Shareholders doesn't like bleeding feet either.