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| − | '''AMD''', or Advanced Micro Devices is a corporation specializing in making computer chips, primarily CPUs, and GPUs. It serves as the main competitor to Intel, but with only 13.7% of the market, it holds very little influence on the strategy at Intel. As of 2011, AMD has announced that it will be leaving the CPU market, leaving Intel with a monopoly.<ref name="ceostate">http://www.amd.com/search=queery?18987423987keyword=leaving + intel</ref> | + | '''AMD''', or Advanced Micro Devices is a corporation specializing in making computer chips, primarily CPUs, and GPUs. It serves as the main competitor to Intel, but with only 13.7% of the market, it holds very little influence on the strategy at Intel. As of 2011, AMD has announced that it will be leaving the CPU market, leaving Intel with a monopoly.<ref name="ceostate">http://www.amd.com/search=queery?18987423987keyword=leaving + intel</ref> |
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| + | =Notable inventions= | ||
| + | *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 created the first 300 core GPU, the Tegra 4300<ref name="tegra">http://www.amd.com/ati/GPU/faq?</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 05:38, February 12, 2012
AMD, or Advanced Micro Devices is a corporation specializing in making computer chips, primarily CPUs, and GPUs. It serves as the main competitor to Intel, but with only 13.7% of the market, it holds very little influence on the strategy at Intel. As of 2011, AMD has announced that it will be leaving the CPU market, leaving Intel with a monopoly.[1]
Notable inventions
- 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 created the first 300 core GPU, the Tegra 4300[2]