AMD back in the fight?

[pacotito]

With the ps4 and rumor has it the next Xbox using amd apus are they making a comeback in the PC world? Since most games are ported over you could assume most pc games will now be optimized for amd processors. I see it as a good time for PC gaming. Since they are using readily available PC parts we may actually see some properly optimized games for the PC. Easy to port since the code will be basically the same. Maybe we will see madden back on PC.

[Witchking]

Definitely is a positive sign. I was just thinking of this a few days ago. Glad to see Nvidia's monopoly coming down. Nvidia cards are good, but they are expensive compared to AMD.Competition is always good.

[EtherealN]

Since most games are ported over you could assume most pc games will now be optimized for amd processors.

 

This assumes that the architectures are held in common...

 

Even within the PC space, both Intel and AMD have multiple architectures. Additionally, consoles have traditionally been specialized architectures and/or modified derivatives of existing (and thus outdated) hardware.

[pacotito]

Intel included...it was either a smart move by AMD or luck but putting PC processors into the dominating console market is a great way to ensure PC sucess.

 

They are 64bit(although they keep calling them x86 and I though x86 was 32bit) mobile pc processors. Although behind current a PC 8 core 1.8ghz along with a HD 7000m. With all the ports(95% of PC games) anything is possible

Edited March 12, 2013 by pacotito

[EtherealN]

x86 is not per definition 32-bit. If you want to set such a definition, they are 16-bit. ;)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8086

[pacotito]

ha ha I just figured with my program files(x86) directory. Remember the days of making boot disks to free enough of the 640k memory to run games

 

one would assume with r+d AMD knew about the deal with Sony at least a couple years and developed the apu for them and saw an opportunity in the PC market. "jaguar" is what Sony is using. Didn't verify the architecture other than "mobile" pc.

Edited March 12, 2013 by pacotito