AMD promises “mainstream” 4K gaming with next-gen GPUs as current-gen GPU sales tank

Summary

• Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has posted Q4 earnings which saw its data centre division earn $3.9bn, a 23% rise boosted by its Epyc server processors and Instinct AI accelerators.
• Its client segment also earned $2.3bn thanks to sales of its Ryzen CPUs.
• However, the gaming division earned $563m, down 59% YoY, as sales of its dedicated graphics cards and semi-custom chips, used in game consoles such as Xbox and PlayStation, declined.
• Its new Radeon RX 9000-series graphics cards, launched in early March, are hoping toaddress the sluggish sales and bring “high-quality gaming to mainstream players”, positioning them alongside rival Nvidia’s offerings priced between $500and$800.
• The GPUs are also expected to rely on upscaling algorithms to achieve playable frame rates at resolutions lower than 4K.

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