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This is precisely my point: there were numerous moments in the past when AMD was trailing closely Intel among enthusiasts because of a superior product, but ult
by axlee 5y ago
This is precisely my point: there were numerous moments in the past when AMD was trailing closely Intel among enthusiasts because of a superior product, but ultimately it never led to AMD overtaking Intel in the overall consumer market: Intel has always been able to catch up within a generation. I see no reason why this time would be different. And thus, the enthusiast market has little to no bearing on the overall market share.
- pmontra 5y agoThe overall consumer market is decided by what OEMs ship in their laptops and desktops. Normal people cares about Intel and AMD as much as they care about the brand of the gasoline in their car, possibly less. Convince Dell & Co to buy from AMD and AMD is going to have the upper hand in consumer market.
- mumblemumble 5y agoDell & Co do buy from AMD, so I think it's not quite that. Admittedly right now their laptop search tool indicates that they sell 130 models with Intel processors, while AMD is relegated to the 15" Inspirons and Alienware laptops. But still. It seems like maybe there's got to be some more subtle reason why you're not seeing them in the Chromebooks or XPS 13s than just that they're devoted to one manufacturer and shutting the other one out.
- jbergens 5y agoI think availability and price are the most important factors for the consumer market. If AMD can deliver a lot of chips with lower prices and same performance they might take a larger part of the market.