June 2, 200619 yr http://megagames.com/news/html/hardware/am...gerlikely.shtml Hmm. If this proves to be true, then what'll happen with the graphics card market? Or with support for current ATI cards? Will they just sort of remain individual companies within a company, or what? I had thought that some of nature's journeymen had made men and not made them well, for they imitated humanity so abominably. - Book of Counted Sorrows 'Cause I won't know the man that kills me and I don't know these men I kill but we all wind up on the same side 'cause ain't none of us doin' god's will. - Everlast
June 2, 200619 yr Their agendas and products are similar from a consumer/what can they offer me standpoint. They're both underdogs. Their products generally offer more bang for buck, but because of their smaller company size product support may vary. They both start with A's. I don't see anything wrong with it. RIP
June 2, 200619 yr I'd be surprised if they just dropped support. It sounds more like a consolidation of capital to help get fabs. I'd imagine they will use graphics cards as an alternative source of income as well, sold under the ATI name.
June 3, 200619 yr Heh, why? Only if nVidia fans were so adamant to not use AMD chips for some stupid reason.
June 3, 200619 yr ATI will go to hell in a hand basket if that happened. :angry: Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.
June 3, 200619 yr [*]They both start with A's. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QFT There are none that are right, only strong of opinion. There are none that are wrong, only ignorant of facts
June 3, 200619 yr You mean if people like me who prefer nVidia, would stop buying AMD processors out of principle? :lol And I think GFX<->Motherboard is more relevant in terms of compatibility/optimisation than CPU<->GPU. Atleast for this generation. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
June 3, 200619 yr I dunno, compatability? Optimization? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> AMD would lose money in the long run if nVidia didn't run their games properly. You can run an ATI card fine on a computer with an nVidia chipset. ATI will go to hell in a hand basket if that happened. Why? Edited June 3, 200619 yr by alanschu
June 3, 200619 yr Yes really. I'm not even sure how AMD could make a processor that didn't want to work with an nVidia chipset anyways. If anything it would be the motherboard that did it.
June 3, 200619 yr If the company keeps the operations split, it wouldnt change much, other than the next time you buy an AMD processor, it would say "Recommend with an ATI Graphics Cards", and Vise Versa if you bought an ATI Graphics Card
June 3, 200619 yr Yeah nvidia would still work but wouldn't be reccomended. I'm sure there would be certain bennefits of pairing ATI with an AMD, even if such niches don't exist yet. Current 3DMark
June 4, 200619 yr Or they could solidify both companies to aid in the research and design of better CPUs and GPUs. I see this as a good thing. This isn't a way for AI to get at NVidia but a way AMD can get at Intel's market for their graphic systems, though it is bit of an over kill.
June 4, 200619 yr Wow. Talk about the conspiracy theorists <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I conspiracy *you* Current 3DMark
June 4, 200619 yr ...shyte...I uses an AMD processor & an ATI gpu...I's part o' the conspiracy...an' I didna e'en know it... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!... A long, long time ago, but I can still remember, How the Trolling used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my chance, I could egg on a few Trolls to "dance", And maybe we'd be happy for a while. But then Krackhead left and so did Klown; Volo and Turnip were banned, Mystake got run out o' town. Bad news on the Front Page, BIOweenia said goodbye in a heated rage. I can't remember if I cried When I heard that TORN was recently fried, But sadness touched me deep inside, The day...Black Isle died. For tarna, Visc, an' the rest o' the ol' Islanders that fell along the way
June 4, 200619 yr [*]They both start with A's. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QFT <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Easier to remember for the common person Edited June 4, 200619 yr by aerowars617
June 5, 200619 yr ...shyte...I uses an AMD processor & an ATI gpu...I's part o' the conspiracy...an' I didna e'en know it... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> LIEK M3 T00!!!11!!!!111!!!!1eleven11 RIP
June 5, 200619 yr I wonder if they'll find a way to make the acronym recursive. I always like ATI's (which stands for ATI Technologies Incorporated )). Or they could solidify both companies to aid in the research and design of better CPUs and GPUs. I see this as a good thing. This isn't a way for AI to get at NVidia but a way AMD can get at Intel's market for their graphic systems, though it is bit of an over kill. If the article is correct it sounds more like AMD would be utilizing ATI's fab facilities for AMD processors. Given finite production, it sounds like ATI chipset supply would be taking a bit of a hit, as there'd be less fab time for ATI graphics chipsets. Though this would ignore any innovations AMD may have in producing chips, as well as any technology sharing between the two companies both in terms of wafer production as well as chip engineering. In the end, I see it as a mutually beneficial for both sides.
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