AMD and Intel capturing Nvidia's GPU market share

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ssj12 said:

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It wont be rare at all. All bulldozer chipsets will support crossfire and SLi..... And SLi hasn't been available for multiple chipsets from AMD. I know of many people who want an AMD CPU and 3x SLi Nvidia. Hell, half of Bit-tech.net will enjoy it.

AMD Q1 '11 CPU shipments. Phenom II X6 made up 3.1% of AMD's desktop processor sales (anyone buying a sub-$200 CPU will not buy two GPUs). Let's say that represents the AMD enthusiast market. Now, what percentage of those enthusiasts would buy a dual-GPU setup? Then subtract those that would choose Crossfire. I don't think 0.5% is unreasonable.

That same minority are extremely vocal on tech sites. You just don't see the computer purchasing decisions of 95% of the market. I agree there is demand for AMD SLI, it just won't affect, specifically, the marketshare figures.

And you're not correct. Only BD motherboards whose ODMs pay a license fee to Nvidia will be able to use SLI without hacks. Some companies won't bother; some will only license their top motherboards. The installed base of SLI-capable motherboards will be fairly small.