Re: AMD weighs in on HD versus 4K

On Wed, 28 May 2025 10:11:17 +0200, H1M3M <wipnoah@gmail.com> wrote:

Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

 

unarguably it is Nvidia that controls that market.

 

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Well, the Windows market, anyways. I have been using nvidia cards for
the last 15 years, and i'm switching to AMD. The primary reason should
be that I am fed with Nvidia's bullpoop. The inflated prices (not
counting scalping), less vram for more money... Which sounds  a lot like
enshittification again. "We are market leaders, so gamers will eat
whatever shit we put in their dishes" (Maybe I should not have blocked
Bill wilson, I could use some advice on offensive language right now).

Except, let's face it: in PC gaming, Windows /is/ the market. Linux
users -even including SteamDeck- are a /tiny/ minority of the overall
PC gaming population.

That's not to say AMD isn't a powerhouse in gaming. The PS5 uses an
AMD chipset. The XBox One X uses an AMD chipset. The SteamDeck and its
derivatives are all AMD. (Both versions of Nintendo's Switch uses
Nvidia, though).

But on PC, Nvidia is king. On the Steam Hardware survey, you have to
go down 14 spots before AMD even shows up; Nvidia has a controlling
70% share of that market (AMD is 15%, Intel is 5%, with the remainder
as "other").

If you're gaming on PC, you're most likely either using Nvidia or an
outlier. And that's not likely to change any time soon.