Game over?

What started with gaming may end with gaming.

June 5, 2025

Jon Peddie

Two decades ago, AMD fell behind Nvidia in the graphics business. AMD clawed its way back from the brink, but even so, was unable to keep up with Nvidia in the GPU market. Then, AI came along, and Nvidia left AMD in its shadow. What would happen if they exited that market? Jon Peddie digs out his crystal ball….In 2005, AMD bought ATI to prop up sagging Bulldozer CPU sales. It was a good move at the time and helped AMD get some badly needed revenue. Then, the company, still suffering from poor CPU sales, underfunded the GPU division, causing

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