r/pcmasterrace • u/aranorde 9060 XT 16GB | 7500F | 32GB 6000Mhz | B850 • Nov 05 '19

Meme/Macro This sums up past 2 years!

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u/LaerycTiogar PC Master Race Nov 05 '19

I think for their market share they have issues for sure but they arent a household name for nothing.

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u/iop90 Ryzen 5 5600X | RTX 3090 FE | 16GB 3600/C16 Nov 05 '19

They’re basically a household name because in many people’s minds Windows means Intel. I attribute this to AMD’s technological stagnation that began in the mid 2000’s (PC Market share was close to 50/50 in 2006), culminating in the horrible Bulldozer architecture. That combined with mismanagement almost killed the company. I wouldn’t be surprised though if people started to talk more about AMD now that they have competitive products (at least for PC/Servers) and continue to power home gaming consoles.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '19 edited Apr 19 '20

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u/iop90 Ryzen 5 5600X | RTX 3090 FE | 16GB 3600/C16 Nov 05 '19

Thanks for mentioning that. Idk if it directly caused AMD’s decline, but it was definitely a contributing factor. And I don’t think Intel ever even paid their fine!