It was no surprise that AMD posted a loss for the first quarter. However, their loss was quite a bit more than expected– $611 million. There are plenty of factors that contribute to this loss, but I think Intel’s Core 2 Duo processor definitely could have contributed to it.
There’s no doubt that right now, Intel’s Core 2 Duo is the leader in processing power when compared to what AMD currently offers, but it doesn’t mean that it will last. Part of this loss was said to be attributed to the recent price wars with Intel.
I’ve previously been a fan of AMD, but I recently made the switch to Intel’s Core 2 Duo– it was too good to pass on. Hopefully AMD will be able to bring themselves out of this slump and return once again to the green with something to compete with their competitors. Now that they’ve got ATI on board, hopefully that too will push them in the right direction financially.
Any AMD fans out there? What do you think of this big loss? Can they pull themselves out?
Source: Computer World
AMD has always been slow to get the jump on Intel but once they do they usually enjoy the lead for a couple of years.
It takes time and lots of money to create a great processor so while Intel enjoys top honors today it won’t last forever. I believe within a year AMD will be back on top with true quad-code and 8-core processors build on 45 NM technology. This will put AMD at the top again.
I also am an AMD fan and am looking forward to their future processors the X4 and X8 I believe. Another reason AMD tends to lag behind from time to time is that they do a lot more testing internally before releasing products than what Intel does. If memory recalls they tested the original 64bit cores for more than 3 years before releasing them. I personally would rather have a proc that has gone through good R&D as well as testing before release. I remember the early PIII problems.
I will openly admit I am biased and have been called an AMD fanboy so take it as you will
Yea, I agree with CoryC. It took me quite some time to switch from the infamous P4 478pin to AMD64×2 AM2, but the wait was worth it. Even at times the Core 2 Duo seems tempting
But the major turn off for me is that Intel chips runs hot even @ idle, and the stock fan buzzes like mad.
Oh AMD will be back, thats for sure. Watch out, C2D
AMD really has some high quality processors, and while I’m currently running mostly Intel processors on my PC’s (I do have a computer with an X2 5000 though) I am confident that AMD will do something to revolutionize the market. They have been keeping quite a little too long and so I think they have a trick up their sleeve.
I’m sure it will somehow integrate their recent ATI acquisition? Maybe an all-in-one processor that also has a video card actually on the processor? If they figure out how to do that then that could really shrink and lighten mobile computers while offering fast graphical computations.