Like the RX 580 has 8gb of VRAM, but has similar performance to a GTX 970 with 3.5/4gb of VRAM. Or like their processors with a higher core count that doesn’t seem to mean much when compared to Intel CPUs with the same core count.
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It’s the difference between throwing more at the problem and optimizing what you have.
AMD’s strategy has been to add more cores, and Intel’s has been to optimize the work done by the cores it has. To use a rough racing analogy, AMD is like a NASCAR car, they just beef the engine and go to town. Intel is more like an F1 car, more care has been taken in the overall characteristics.
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