Can AMD survive another Core 2 Duo?

[Necuno]

No...maybe if they *lucky*

Opinion – IDF is just around the corner and Intel will provide a flood of new information about its upcoming Nehalem (Core i7) processor as well as its 32 nm and 22 nm successors, new architectures such as Larrabee, the ready-to-launch WiMax mobile platform, CE processors such as Tolapai and new partners such as Dreamworks. IDF’s marketing machine typically buries anything from AMD, but this year, AMD is reverting to a strategy from the past: AMD is setting up its camp in a hotel nearby in an effort to balance Intel’s messages. A first briefing discounting Intel’s current product line was given to journalists earlier today. And if the tone of this briefing is any indication, then Nehalem feels like Core 2 Duo all over again.

If you are somewhat interested in what Intel is up to these days, next week’s IDF should bring very few surprises. The new Core i7 processor, the first chip based on Nehalem architecture, will debut in desktop flavors in the fourth quarter, there will be more Nehalem mobile and server chips in 2009; there will be more details on the company’s much discussed 2009/2010; Larrabee graphics card; we will see USB 3.0 and WiMax demonstrations; Intel will announce that it is now producing more 45 nm than 65 nm processors and it will tell attendees that its mobile CPUs are overtaking desktop CPUs in terms of production volume. There will be plenty of information of future technologies that we can expect to see within the next four to five years. In fact we hear that the information coming out of IDF Fall will exceed any other previous IDF.....

 

[killadoob]

Well i don't see how AMD can come back to be honest, AMD should have developed more when they have a better cpu offering, instead they just took it for granted and core 2 blew them away.

Now intel is just driving the nail deeper.

 

[Keeper]

they would still survive, the ATi/AMD Deal was a good idea as their new cards are giving nVidia a run for their money (plus the bad chips on the 8/9 series thing?)

they are too big to go away man...

(this from a guy who has never bought an amd or ati)

 

[Necuno]

looking at the 3; intel, amd, nvidia - seems that intel is strongest at moment. i mean the 260/280 isn't that great range compared to amd's midrange 48xx's...

 

[Keeper]

looking at the 3; intel, amd, nvidia - seems that intel is strongest at moment. i mean the 260/280 isn't that great range compared to amd's midrange 48xx's...

what are you trying to say, i don't understand...

 

[HANDsolo]

what are you trying to say, i don't understand...

Intel and Nvidia are "partners" like a jagged alliance and AMD and ATi are real business partners, or merger or whatever.

I heard something about Nvidia wanting to get into the CPU market.