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AMD Vs Intel processors

The battle continues …

Things are about to get very complicated in the ongoing battle for dominance of processing chips between AMD and Intel. For years, Intel has kept up, beating attack after attack from AMD and defending itself in a market that changes chips every half hour. Intel has always been the big name, the big player and the ‘go to boys’ for all things Core i3, i5 and i7 oriented.

But all that could be about to change, if AMD’s talks with the giant Apple corporation are successful. Intel has been the sole supplier of microprocessors for the iconic Apple Notebook and its desktop PCs since 2006, when Apple parted ways with PowerPC. Recently, AMD representatives have been seen leaving meetings with members of Apple’s top people, and according to rumors, it has been all smiles.

The meetings have prompted Apple to begin scrutinizing AMD processors in its research labs as a precursor to incorporating chips into some of Apple’s emerging projects. Apple is rumored to be particularly interested in CPUs for laptops and workstations from AMD.

So why is Apple talking to the enemy (as far as Intel is concerned)? It may have a lot to do with the problems Apple has encountered with Intel processors. Not only were there allegations that Intel chips slowed down page refresh time for the laptop, but Intel chipset designs have hampered Apple’s plans to continue its partnership with Nvidia to develop a standardized chipset for use with Intel processors. across the entire range of Apple products. . The shortage of the new Core chip family also delayed the launch of the latest version of the MacBook series, which didn’t help. The result of this has been that Apple has been forced to use Intel’s less capable integrated graphics chip inside the new MacBook Pro instead of the more capable Nvidia product.

AMD: emerging and a potential threat to Intel’s dominance

The Apple deal could undermine Intel’s market dominance. As a result of Apple’s discussions with AMD, more manufacturers are now taking a second look at not only what AMD already offers, but also their future research and development plans. It is true that it could all be a case of corporate maneuvering by Apple to see what Intel offers as an alternative. But no matter what the reasons are, the real winners in the future will be the consumers. Competition, particularly in the world of technology, leads to breakthroughs in development. New ideas and concepts are the product of debate and competition as each tries to outmaneuver the other. AMD may lack the performance and efficiency of the Intel processor, but their acquisition of ATI gives them the edge over their rivals when it comes to GPU technology.

Because Apple is focusing on improving its graphics package (name of a graphic designer who doesn’t use a MacBook), the smart money is in a merger between Apple and AMD, allowing Apple to go ahead with the Nvidia plan. But rest assured, Intel is not going to sit still and let it happen without a fight. It could all come down to numbers, which will benefit Apple the most; Continue with your current partnership or switch to a new one with AMD? The most likely probability is that Apple, recently announced as financially bigger than the monolithic Microsoft and thus a huge influence on the direction of the microprocessing market, will likely end up working with both AMD and Intel. As the old saying goes, those on the cutting edge of microprocessing and graphics are living in interesting times …

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