Where is AMD heading?

[asusfan]

I think they will be pushing HSA and I can see major improvements coming and smaller processors with carbon nanotube theoretically being able of reaching 4nm which will be insane when we get to that point

I never see what the point cpu / apu manufactures have in making the die that small except for the mobile market, surely for high end usage they should make the die and cpu larger with more proccessing lanes and all the functions inside a cpu chip so it can run faster and cooler.

I hope they keep going and should try to keep things simple, i.e. a cpu / apu with the same socket for the PC market and a smaller one for the mobile / tablet market. heck why not just keep to the AM3+ for cpu's and keep the PC builders happy.

[n0ah1897]

I'd like to see an APU offering performance of a i5 and 260x combined. That I'd buy.

[Tech_Dreamer]

AMD isn't gonna stop producing GPU as they taget more accepted audience who go for mid range Graphics card, which in reallity is  most profitable for amd , apu is targeted for lower form factors in a mid price range.  i know more people of using AMD hardware (CPU/APU/GPU) regardless of perfomance because of their budget issues, i think this is gonna keep going on and AMD will not out do intel or Nvidia in sheer horsepower but according to a larger budget friendly products i think they will continue giving out great products for all kinds of people entry,mid,high,enthusiatic.

 

 

unless nvidia/intel comes up with a strategy of lowering their prices lower than the same tier perfoming amd products , i think they'll stay on harder, maybe second to the best , but not gone forever,

 

 

Just to make it clear, I'm not an AMD Fan boy B)

 

 

tiny ninja approves

[lani100]

APU's and watercooling just my 2 cents.

[KeltonDSMer]

Wow, check this out guys:

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ambidextrous-x86-arm,26709.html

 

"AMD is hoping to merge the x86 and ARM ecosystems with 'ambidextrous computing.'"

[Guest]

Now THAT is a game changer. That is, if AMD can actually make a good CPU. If they can't, this is just going to piss people off because it makes it harder for Intel, whose products everyone still has to rely on.

[Guest]

Yes! Looks like AMD has finally awoken.

 

K12 core for 2016, based on A57, project Skybridge in 2015 - low power x86 and ARM. That ought to give Intel a good much-needed kick in the bum to improve their i3s.