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I know Intel is dipping its toe into the GPU market, but let's be real, AMD and nVidia are the only options and have been for the last 20+ years. The manufacturers/assemblers of the complete graphics cards are varied and widespread, but the core tech comes from two companies only.

Why is this the case? Or am I mistaken and am just brainwashed by marketing, and there are in fact other viable options for GPUs?

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[–] rapchee@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

lol "not being able to run games" have you heard of a little thing called the steam deck?

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or indeed the PS5 which runs AMD chips.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And runs the few games it does have pretty poorly, all things considered.

[–] survirtual@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is nonsense and, frankly, sounds like guerrilla marketing for nvidia.

All things considered, I can play any game I want on the steam deck, which has an old SoC by today's standards. A newer AMD gpu can run anything at max settings on a linux machine.

So again, either you are grossly misinformed or working for nvidia to sew gentle doubt. Either way, stop it.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Do you not play many games? Good luck playing CP2077 with PT or heck even MSFS2020 at good (read: max) settings on 1440p.

The deck is great but I can't even run NMS on high settings on it.

[–] survirtual@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Why would I want to play at max settings? That adds very little to the gameplay for me.

I can play any game tweaking settings, and I can render at 720p + upscale if a game is demanding. This makes nearly any game enjoyable.

High settings are irrelevant, but if you want high settings, any AMD card from the past 2 years will more than deliver max performance for anything you throw at it.

For a handheld, portable device that costs under $500, I am okay reducing graphics quality for portability and gameplay.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 0 points 1 week ago

Runs it better than any PC costing a similar amount.

You can barely get an entry level GPU for that.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I have a steam deck. It's a portable, it's really cool for what it is but as a main gaming system it can't exactly compete visually nor performance wise with being able to run Path Tracing in CP2077 for instance, which I'd say is borderline required to enjoy the game's visuals.

It's like comparing the PS3 and the PSP or the N64 and the Gameboy Color. Both are cool, one doesn't replace the other nor does it have to.

[–] rapchee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

the point was about "not being able to game on amd"
yeah duh mobile chips are less performant, but still forza horizon 4–5 runs better on my steam deck than on my desktop pc with a 2080rtx in linux

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why would I game on shit settings when I can game on good settings for the same/less money?

[–] rapchee@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

i'm not sure if you meant like deck vs desktop, but if so, because the deck is a handheld, you can play anywhere