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ATI/AMD made out pretty well across many generations.

• wbl 2y ago
  Not really. It's only the Xbox and Xbox One, PS4/5 where AMD CPU got used. ATI has some more design wins. Earlier generations were somewhat exotic in comparison to PC.
  • andrekandre 2y ago
    > It's only the Xbox and Xbox One, PS4/5 where AMD CPU got used. i think maybe forgetting about gpus? gamecube → wii → wiiu = amd/ati gpu xbox 360 (amd/ati gpu) → one → series = amd gpu/cpu ps4 → ps5 = amd gpu/cpu
• tengbretson 2y ago
  I suppose you could argue it may have helped keep the boat afloat before they launched Zen, but as far as I know the margins on their game console chips are terrible.
  • toast0 2y ago
    The margins are terrible, but they make it up in volume. :P Seriously though, having a volume product that covers its costs keeps the business running; even if it doesn't make a lot of margin, it enables producing products that do have reasonable margins. Zen, especially since Zen 2, can probably pay for itself now, but it's still nice to have two high volume customers.