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'''AMD''', or Advanced Micro Devices, is a corporation specializing in making computer chips, primarily [[CPU]]s, and [[Graphics Processing Unit|GPU]]s. Based in [[Silicon Valley|Sunnyvale, California]], it long served as the main competitor to Intel, with a market share generally between about 20% and 30% (from 2009 to 2019).<ref>https://www.cpubenchmark.net/market_share.html</ref>
'''AMD''', or Advanced Micro Devices, is a corporation specializing in making computer chips, primarily [[CPU]]s, and [[Graphics Processing Unit|GPU]]s. Based in [[Silicon Valley|Sunnyvale, California]], it long served as the main competitor to [[Intel]], with a market share generally between about 20% and 30% (from 2009 to 2019).<ref>https://www.cpubenchmark.net/market_share.html</ref>
=Notable inventions=
AMD typically focuses on high core counts and improving multi-threaded processing performance. Their competitor, Intel, typically focuses less on these factors and more on clock speed.<ref>https://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/processors/intel-vs-amd-which-processor-is-best-936589</ref> AMD is also said to generally offer products similar to Intel's for lower prices.<ref>https://www.diffen.com/difference/AMD_vs_Intel</ref>
==Notable inventions==
*AMD pioneered the [[AMD64]] architecture, which allows processors to calculate in 64 bits, vs 32 bits, that Intel has been using.
*AMD pioneered the [[AMD64]] architecture, which allows processors to calculate in 64 bits, vs 32 bits, that Intel has been using.
*AMD was the first to create 8 core processors on a 30 nm die.
*AMD was the first to create 8 core processors on a 30 nm die.