Speculation: Will AMD survive the coming hurdles?
So I've been an ATI fan since high school and always wanted to work for them as they were a Canadian company doing great things. As we all know though, they did not survive against Nvidia and the international scene. AMD acquiring them sucked, but at least the company lived on in some fashion, even though AMD itself has routinely been trampled on by Intel. Now, Intel has slacked off due to their market share and been caught off guard by AND's innovations. This is good news for AMD and for us as consumers, but there's a huge problem in all of this for end users. The thing is, Intel and Nvidia both have deep cash reserves and so even while both have marginally improved products compared to their high end of last gen; Intel is serious about entering the gpi market sometime next year and Nvidia seemingly has a strong improvement coming. So where does this leave AMD? Both Intel and Nvidia have no qualms about sky high prices, and if Intel really puts pressure on the gpu market..history tells me that AMD will suffer more than Nvidia.
For myself, I have a dying mobo but am still waiting for Q3 2020, to see what all three bring to the table before committing to my next 5+ year system. I've nearly gone with a 3600x and 5700 XT a few times recently, but as the end user, my wallet is more important than fanboyism.
How do you guys think the pc landscape will shake up next year? Do you think Intel will do any damage?
For myself, I have a dying mobo but am still waiting for Q3 2020, to see what all three bring to the table before committing to my next 5+ year system. I've nearly gone with a 3600x and 5700 XT a few times recently, but as the end user, my wallet is more important than fanboyism.
How do you guys think the pc landscape will shake up next year? Do you think Intel will do any damage?