Re: AMD weighs in on HD versus 4K

On Wed, 28 May 2025 11:17:00 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

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.

 

>
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.
>

It can change very suddenly if the price of a xx60 hits $600.

...and they're almost there. That used to get you an xx80.

https://i.imgur.com/5WW19ZW.png

--
Zag

What's the point of growing up
if you can't be childish sometimes? ...Terrance Dicks, BBC