December was rich events for investors, with the participation of AMD representatives, although the month has just begun. We already have in the archive statements of two senior employees AMD, according to which graphic solutions with Vega architecture for customers and enthusiasts will be released in the first half of 2017.
AMD CFO Devinder Kumar at Barclays Technology Conference reported that GPUs with Vega architecture will be released in mid-2017. CFO admits that compete with NVIDIA in this segment will be difficult, but systematic work is designed for many years, and AMD management believes that the company will be able to regain its place in the sun in this market segment. Especially because CUDA is a closed platform, and AMD is betting on more affordable solutions.
Generally, the value of GPUs for the company's business since the acquisition of ATI ten years ago, has increased significantly. It is not limited to the creation of hybrid CPUs with integrated graphics. Devinder Kumar believes that the GPU will be in demand outside of the PC market. In the coming years the market of graphics processors will grow steadily. And the fact that there are only two major players, only adds more excitement as recognized by CFO AMD.