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''[https://wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.]''' or '''AMD''' is an American technology company that designs and sells computer components such as [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit central processing units] (CPUs), [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_processing_unit graphics processing units] (GPUs) and related products for both commercial and enterprise use. It was founded on May 01, 1969, by Jerry Sanders and a group of his colleagues from [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Semiconductor Fairchild Semiconductor].{{Citation needed|date=2 Dec 2025}}  
'''{{wplink|AMD|Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.}}''' or '''AMD''' is an American technology company that designs and sells computer components such as {{wplink|central processing unit}} (CPUs), {{wplink|graphics_processing_unit}} (GPUs) and related products for both commercial and enterprise use. It was founded on May 01, 1969, by Jerry Sanders and a group of his colleagues from {{wplink|Fairchild Semiconductor}}.{{Citation needed|date=2 Dec 2025}}  


==Consumer-impact summary==
==Consumer-impact summary==
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===Abandonment of the sTRX4 platform (2019)===
===Abandonment of the sTRX4 platform (2019)===
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On November 25, 2019, AMD released the [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_sTRX4 sTRX4] socket alongside their [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Threadripper#Castle_Peak_(Threadripper_3000_series,_Zen_2_based) Threadripper 3000] series of HEDT (high-end desktop) processors with the promise of long term support for the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AMDOfficial |title=Performance Preview: 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors for Creators |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/dsy4kw/performance_preview_3rd_gen_amd_ryzen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802105206/https://old.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/dsy4kw/performance_preview_3rd_gen_amd_ryzen/ |archive-date=2025-08-02 |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeffrey |first=Cal |date=2019-11-12 |title=AMD commits to 'long-term' support for sTRX4 CPU socket used with third-gen Threadripper |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/82734-amd-commits-long-term-support-strx4-cpu-socket.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802105138/https://www.techspot.com/news/82734-amd-commits-long-term-support-strx4-cpu-socket.html |archive-date=2025-08-02 |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=TechSpot}}</ref> This along with the strong reputation of [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_AM4 socket AM4] led many people to invest into the platform. Despite the promises made, AMD ultimately fell flat and only supported a total of one generation of CPUs before freezing the regular Ryzen Threadripper lineup till the release of [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Ryzen_processors#Storm_Peak_desktop Threadripper 7000] on socket [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_sTR5 sTR5].
On November 25, 2019, AMD released {{wplink|socket sTRX4}} alongside their {{wplink|Threadripper#Castle_Peak_(Threadripper_3000_series,_Zen_2_based)|Threadripper 3000}} series of HEDT (high-end desktop) processors with the promise of long term support for the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AMDOfficial |title=Performance Preview: 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors for Creators |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/dsy4kw/performance_preview_3rd_gen_amd_ryzen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802105206/https://old.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/dsy4kw/performance_preview_3rd_gen_amd_ryzen/ |archive-date=2025-08-02 |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeffrey |first=Cal |date=2019-11-12 |title=AMD commits to 'long-term' support for sTRX4 CPU socket used with third-gen Threadripper |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/82734-amd-commits-long-term-support-strx4-cpu-socket.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802105138/https://www.techspot.com/news/82734-amd-commits-long-term-support-strx4-cpu-socket.html |archive-date=2025-08-02 |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=TechSpot}}</ref> This along with the strong reputation of {{wplink|socket AM4}} led many people to invest into the platform. Despite the promises made, AMD ultimately fell flat and only supported a total of one generation of CPUs before freezing the regular Ryzen Threadripper lineup till the release of {{wplink|List_of_AMD_Ryzen_processors#Storm_Peak_desktop|Threadripper 7000}} on {{wplink|socket sTR5}}.


==="Bulldozer" CPU false advertisement lawsuit (2015-2019)===
==="Bulldozer" CPU false advertisement lawsuit (2015-2019)===
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===CPUs:===
===CPUs:===


*[https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Epyc Epyc] (server lineup)
*{{wplink|Epyc}} (server lineup)
*[https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryzen Ryzen] (desktop lineup)
*{{wplink|Ryzen}} (desktop lineup)
*[https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Threadripper Ryzen Threadripper] (HEDT lineup)
*{{wplink|Threadripper}} (HEDT lineup)


===GPUs:===
===GPUs:===


*[https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon Radeon] (consumer lineup)
*{{wplink|Radeon}} (consumer lineup)
*[https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_Pro Radeon Pro] (workstation lineup)
*{{wplink|Radeon Pro}} (workstation lineup)
*[https://wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Instinct Radeon Instinct] (ML targeted workstation lineup)
*{{wplink|Radeon Instinct}} (ML targeted workstation lineup)


==See also==
==See also==


* [[Intel]]
*[[Intel]]
* [[Nvidia]]
*[[Nvidia]]
* [[Qualcomm]]
*[[Qualcomm]]


==References==
==References==
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