Do AMD Drivers Really Deserve Such a Hostile Reception?

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Do AMD Drivers Really Deserve Such a Hostile Reception?

 

AMD has a serious image problem with their drivers which stems from

buggy, unrefined updates, and a slow release schedule. Even though

this perception began many years ago, it's still impacting on the

company's sales and explains why their market share is so small. The

Q4 2015 results fromJon Peddie Research

<http://www.jonpeddie.com/publications/add-in-board-report>

 suggests AMD reached a market share of 21.1% while NVIDIA reigned

supreme with 78.8%. Although, the Q4 data is more promising because

AMD accounted for a mere 18.8% during the last quarter. On the other

hand, respected industry journal DigiTimes

<http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20160223PD208.html>

 reports that AMD is likely to reach its lowest ever market position

for Q1 2016. Thankfully, the financial results will emerge on April

21st so we should know the full picture relatively soon. Of course,

the situation should improve once Polaris and Zen reach retail

channels. Most importantly, AMD's share price has declined by more

than 67% in five years from $9 to under $3 as of March 28, 2016. The

question is why?

 

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