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Originally posted by darkbasic View PostValve should prohibit using the Steam name with AMD hardware.
Most people here should have another view on this: The more companies plan to use AMD together with Linux the more AMD is under pressure to better their drivers...
//EDIT: IIRC Valve even told they are in contact with AMDs driver team just as they are with nvidia.Last edited by V10lator; 26 November 2013, 01:05 PM.
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Originally posted by schmidtbag View PostGames aren't CPU bound anymore, therefore you don't need intel for a gaming platform. I'd rather spend an extra $100 for just nvidia.
Not all. No. Some. Yes.
Games like MMO for example tend to be on avrg CPU limited.
Besides that, we are thinking about some small form factors with great deal of cooling here. Desktop trade offs wont apply easily.
(As for Mantle: its not here. State of Catalyst MAY suggest that OpenGL Linux crew was moved into Mantle. But we do not know for sure. However Mantle-like approach would be very good thing for any PC 3D api. Lets hope Intel/Nvidia/AMD/Mesa push for such changes in OpenGL too.)
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Originally posted by schmidtbag View PostGames aren't CPU bound anymore, therefore you don't need intel for a gaming platform. I'd rather spend an extra $100 for just nvidia.
Though the PS4 suffers the same single thread problem it appears game devs are now rewriting their game engines optimizing better multi-threaded operation. This will then spill over to desktop gaming performance.
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Originally posted by Temar View PostI agree, this won't go well. Using an AMD GPU for a gaming machine is a rookie mistake. I wonder what else they built into that machine.
Originally posted by TAXI View PostThe more companies plan to use AMD together with Linux the more AMD is under pressure to better their drivers...
Users can't reward AMD for not doing good drivers buying their products in hopes that they eventually fix the problems...
PS. i have an AMD 7950, but never again... i'm not going to buy another card in hopes they made good drivers sometime... the only good thing with amd cards are the Open source drivers...
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The more companies plan to use AMD together with Linux the more AMD is under pressure to better their drivers...
The future may yield different results, but with both PS4 and Xbox One sales seemingly doing well, you have to realise AMD is in no rush to support Linux or Valve at this time.
"You?ve asked questions around Valve?s recent announcement of SteamOS and Steam Machines ? and were wondering if AMD was ?left out? from their prototype program. This couldn?t be further from the truth ? AMD is very actively engaged with Valve on these products and campaigns. But since we?d like you to hear this from Valve directly, please email Doug Lombardi, who is the Vice President of Marketing at Valve for their official statement on AMD?s involvement in the Steam Machine prototype program." - AMD's response to being left out of the prototype phase. Beating around the bush.
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Originally posted by sabun View Post"You’ve asked questions around Valve’s recent announcement of SteamOS and Steam Machines – and were wondering if AMD was ‘left out’ from their prototype program. This couldn’t be further from the truth – AMD is very actively engaged with Valve on these products and campaigns. But since we’d like you to hear this from Valve directly, please email Doug Lombardi, who is the Vice President of Marketing at Valve for their official statement on AMD’s involvement in the Steam Machine prototype program."
Better read this:
"Valve has worked closely together with all three of these companies (AMD, Nvidia, and Intel) on optimizing their hardware for SteamOS, and will continue to do so into the foreseeable future."
(source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasoneva...ines-for-2014/ )
Originally posted by Sdar View PostUsers can't reward AMD for not doing good drivers buying their products in hopes that they eventually fix the problems...
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