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The word on Intel's to-be-released GPUs is that it's likely they will compete in (at most) the mid-market and lower, so roughly the x60 level of performance (as an aside I appreciate that NV's naming scheme has become a sort of standard unit of performance for videocards). However, it appears AMD's best cards land at roughly this performance level as well.
I worry that Intel will really only end up competing with AMD at this performance level (and while it is a large part of the market, it can only be split so many times while remaining profitable to compete in). NV will likely maintain it's majority share and many of Intel's buyers wouod likely come from the same pool of people that currently consider AMD cards as an option.
As a result, we might end up with Intel losing interest in the small slice of the pie their investment returns, while AMD exits the discreet market to focus on custom designs due to the further reduction of market share. Nvidia is the only one that ends up winning, with their strong brand reinforced by top market products.
Instead of more competition, we end up with less.
Alternatively, Intel bumps off AMD's crippled RTG from the discreet market and thanks to deep coffers continues to push on, only to have one mediocre competitor replaced by another (with potentially terrible drivers, if history is a guide).
How do you think Intel's entrance into the market will disrupt the current order?
I worry that Intel will really only end up competing with AMD at this performance level (and while it is a large part of the market, it can only be split so many times while remaining profitable to compete in). NV will likely maintain it's majority share and many of Intel's buyers wouod likely come from the same pool of people that currently consider AMD cards as an option.
As a result, we might end up with Intel losing interest in the small slice of the pie their investment returns, while AMD exits the discreet market to focus on custom designs due to the further reduction of market share. Nvidia is the only one that ends up winning, with their strong brand reinforced by top market products.
Instead of more competition, we end up with less.
Alternatively, Intel bumps off AMD's crippled RTG from the discreet market and thanks to deep coffers continues to push on, only to have one mediocre competitor replaced by another (with potentially terrible drivers, if history is a guide).
How do you think Intel's entrance into the market will disrupt the current order?