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Anyone can say that a market is successful. Unless you are able to put a number on it, it's difficult to understand just far a new category like APU has permeated the various global markets.
.So how successful has the APU been?
“Since inception, we have now sold more than 100 million units”, Byrne told us. “We have successfully created a new category with APU, and that is true leadership”.
We asked Byrne to break down the way these new markets line up. What makes a market appealing to AMD going forward?
“Server silicon is worth around $10 Billion”, explained Byrne. “Those sales come with a margin that is typically much higher than desktop or notebook parts”.
That's all well and good, but how can AMD seriously mount a challenge into a market that large and competitive?
“We have good hardware and a clear plan but, more importantly, we have a team of world class people on board”, he said. “Our teams now recognise just how powerful our 3-step approach is”.
Checking the latest releases from AMD, it's also interesting to note that its SeaMicro SM15000 products are busy setting world records for OpenStack deployment and performance.
I’m happy that AMD is making a recovery and I wish it good luck, but it’s a pity that desktop enthusiasts don’t see to be part of the roadmap.
AMD get a lot of stick in the CPU sector, but they offer a lot for budget users. I am sure they will get high end processors out again in 2015 to target intel.
Their GPU’s are very strong this year and have caused nvidia some serious embarassment. TITAN Z for instance? it was delayed after they saw the performance of the R9 295X2.
Heres to the future !
R9 295X2 has been the best video card release ever IMO. I can’t afford one, but the value is actually very strong and the performance at Ultra HD 4K is incredible. First watercooled reference card ever 🙂 CPU’s – been a while since I have owned AMD – Intel are just so far ahead. I think AMD did well from console sales on Xbox one and PS4. must have made them billions already.
AMD totally lost the CPU wars, and the gpu war is also on a loosing side. Although 295×2 is a monstrous gpu, it is far too expensive for most people, only enthusiasts with really deep pockets can get one (or more). From my point of view, a PC enthusiast with a relatively small budget, AMD has basically nothing to offer. Intel cpus trample amds to death, and for the same price, an Nvidia gpu will be overall better performance wise. Console-wise speaking, yeah, they kind of won, but that is not enough to keep them afloat… Let us hope they will have something better to offer in the period to come.
@Wolf…
” Although 295×2 is a monstrous gpu, it is far too expensive for most people, only enthusiasts with really deep pockets can get one (or more). ”
Hmmm… and nVidia’s Titan Z at $3000 is what, somehow a better deal?
295X ATE nVidia’s lunch. So much that nVidia canceled the release.
Alexander Wolheart: Master of the Non-Sequitor.
@ CSO John Byrne
If you atre reading this then when is AMD gong to release multi socket Kaveri?
Twin or Quad APU’s would be a real monster both in Compute performance and graphics.