AMD to buy ATI?

jam · Post by **jam** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:50 am

First it was Intel and ULi, now AMD appears it's going to buy ATI!

Link

Advanced Micro Devices, the No. 2 supplier of computer processors, is close to a deal to buy graphics chip maker ATI for $5.5 billion, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.

Any such deal would shake up the processor industry, which is witnessing a battle over market share between AMD and larger rival Intel.

ATI is one of two major graphics chips makers, along with rival Nvidia, and is a big supplier of chipsets - the cluster of secondary chips and interfaces that surround a computer's processor - to both AMD and Intel.

Unless talks break down, a deal could be announced as early as Monday, the source said...

afecelis · Post by **afecelis** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:48 am

darn! they should buy Nvidia!

TheRLG · Post by **TheRLG** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 4:46 am

From article:

Source says Applied Micro Devices could announce deal with #2 Canadian chipmaker as early as Monday.

... Applied?

Joe_Oliveri · Post by **Joe_Oliveri** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:29 pm

Why ATI

Quall · Post by **Quall** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:16 am

Why don't you guys like ATI?

jam · Post by **jam** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:51 am

Maybe poor Linux support?

Me, either will do.

afecelis · Post by **afecelis** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:27 am

ATI doesn't like me.

Nvidia and I sympathize, so....

master123467 · Post by **master123467** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:32 am

when amd buys ati ati's drivers will probbly get much better

zenaku · Post by **zenaku** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:20 pm

afecelis wrote:

darn! they should buy Nvidia!

They can't afford nVidia.

jam · Post by **jam** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:58 am

zenaku wrote: They can't afford nVidia.

Actually, nVidia would have been cheaper to acquire.

afecelis · Post by **afecelis** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:13 am

how can you tell Jam?

Actually, nVidia would have been cheaper to acquire.

I thought Nvidia was bigger than ATI. Also it's stock is better positioned in the market and it shares cost more.

jam · Post by **jam** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:51 am

afecelis wrote:how can you tell Jam?
I thought Nvidia was bigger than ATI. Also it's stock is better positioned in the market and it shares cost more.

As far as I know, no, ATI is a bigger company Vs. nVidia. nVidia deals only with Graphics processing units, Motherboard chipsets and gaming consoles (3D graphics chips), while ATI does all that they also have a big share of the market in handhelds, cellphones and Tablet PC's designing the media co-processors for them. When you add it up I believe ATI's net worth is greater. Now having said that I could be wrong, it wouldn't be the first time

Anyways one of the reason's I heard AMD wanted ATI was because AMD would like to use ATI as a stepping stone into the handheld market.

dawasw · Post by **dawasw** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:24 am

Yeah I dont like ATI too. I mean good card for media but many people heard about this stories of - fatal installation problems or lots of bugs (and most people say oh ati is da best and drivers are weak <- hmm).

Even in Polish most popular magazine they said that : "Buying an Ati card is a painful experience - make sure you are ready for a very long fight"

Guy was buying ati cards (experienced guy who lives in computer industry for a long time) and he had dozen of problems...

But I like AMD - and to be honest I don't care who buys who.

As far I know Nvidia worked a bit with Intel as I remember good with advertising and stuff. (Or maybe I got bogus on that

)

I started to dislike a bit Nvidia and Ati because of this PCI (se)xpress - I know its better this 16x but WTF I have to buy a whole new PC to get a newest card huh ;/ ? (and special thanks to motherboard manufacturers - you bastards!

)

I always used Nvidia and it always worked without any problems.

afecelis · Post by **afecelis** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:51 pm

yup, same here! Both times I've installed an ATI card they've been nothing but trouble; buggy drivers, weird acceleration issues, yaddah yaddah yaddah.

What I heard is that AMD wants to develop a super-dooper processor with accelerated graphics included. In other words, I think they want to take their 3dnow and 3dnow pro extensions to the next level.

and yup, I also love AMD and Nvidia; and I've also been left behing by PCI express technology. Now my only chance to upgrade is getting a new pc

elander · Post by **elander** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:11 pm

ATI is evil. If AMD buys it it will become less evil. Maybe even neutral-good.