Any customer who would buy this would probably buy an AMD APU instead and AMD would take home more of the money without giving their competitor anything. AMD also has the capability to produce almost the exact same product using their own processor instead of Intel, so again why help your competitor by sharing the profits?
I'd say either AMD doesn't have the production capacity for whomever the customer is (Apple?) or its something more nefarious like preserving ME.
Given that AMD is still a close second in graphics, maybe it really is a way to increase volumes for their GPUs. But that still suggests there's some reason they can't deliver the same with their own CPUs.
I'd say either AMD doesn't have the production capacity for whomever the customer is (Apple?) or its something more nefarious like preserving ME.
Given that AMD is still a close second in graphics, maybe it really is a way to increase volumes for their GPUs. But that still suggests there's some reason they can't deliver the same with their own CPUs.