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The simpler explanation is that they’ve decided the demand just isn’t there. Their current APUs aren’t bad for casual gamers doing budget builds. Scaling them
by PragmaticPulp 5y ago
The simpler explanation is that they’ve decided the demand just isn’t there.
Their current APUs aren’t bad for casual gamers doing budget builds. Scaling them up significantly would require larger power supplies, bigger heatsinks, and other expenses. By the time an actual gamer is going through the trouble of building such a system, they’re likely to just buy an entry-level GPU so their CPU and GPU don’t have to be upgraded together.
- oliwarner 5y agoBig PSUs and monster heatsinks are things today's consumers have in spades. But GPUs are so rare that a modern mid-level costs $1000 and my 1080Ti is currently worth double what I paid for it three years ago. I think a good APU would be very welcome in this hellscape. I think a more realistic reason is AMD doesn't want to cannibalise its GPU sales.