New AMD May Withdraw from Discrete GPU Business – Analyst.

Vikingod · Oct 31, 2006, 02:18 AM

Source: X-bit labs
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The acquisition of ATI Technologies by Advanced Micro Devices obviously would obviously catalyze roadmap changes for both companies, however, at this point no one can tell how exactly plans of the companies are going to change. An analyst from American Technology Research believes that eventually “the new AMD” would scrap the discrete graphics chips business.

“After analysis of the options, we believe AMD could divest the discrete GPU business and still achieve the company’s longer term goal to integrate a CPU and GPU onto a single silicon chip,” said Doug Freedman of American Technology Research in a note to clients.

**dj_stick** · Oct 31, 2006, 04:23 AM

with out discrete graphics, there'll be nothing to stop nV charging a fortune ofr even mediocore cards, plus no motivation to innovate.

also does this mean that we will have to update our CPUs as often as GPUs now?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 31, 2006, 05:15 AM

this and always been a low/mid end soultion, for say like those dude swiththe really small form factors. or value soutions Not high end.... me thinks

BlueMak · Oct 31, 2006, 12:57 PM

This stinks. I am against this idea.

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