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Intel sued for stunting performance of competing GPUs

iDevil

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I read about this a while ago in my friends Custom PC mag. Something about Intel doing something to their CPUs to make other GPUs underperform like nvidia or ati? Even though they still arguably outperform AMD systems.

Tried to find some info on the web about this but struggling.

What do you guys think about this? Has it put you off Intel CPUs? It has me, I've always used intel chips.

What are your thoughts?
 
Stupot_ said:
This one post is enough to put me off buying intel chips ever again. I don't need a source, I believe you, damn you intel, DAMN YOU TO HELL!
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I've always been loyal to intel aswell. Wanted an i7 till I read the article :/ maybe someone has the issue of Custom PC with this in and could give us some more info?
 
Found something:

The FTC said it “may seek an order prohibiting Intel from unreasonably excluding or inhibiting the sale of competitive CPUs or GPUs, and prohibiting Intel from making or distributing products that impair the performance — or apparent performance — of non-Intel CPUs or GPUs.”

The agency also alleged that “Intel secretly redesigned key software, known as a compiler, in a way that deliberately stunted the performance of competitors’ CPU chips.”

“Intel told its customers and the public that software performed better on Intel CPUs than on competitors’ CPUs, but the company deceived them by failing to disclose that these differences were due largely or entirely to Intel’s compiler design,” the FTC said.



Source: http://zedomax.net/2009/12/16/intel-sued-by-ftc-for-monopoly/
 
Cuchulain said:
Still confused, the crux of the document seems to focus on CPU's, I might be wrong but surely you can't use any other manufacturers processor in an Intel board other than one from Intel?

"The agency also alleged that “Intel secretly redesigned key software, known as a compiler, in a way that deliberately stunted the performance of competitors’ CPU chips.”

What am I missing here?
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Hmm I'm not sure. Maybe for boards that have intel onboard graphics chis or something.
 
bhavv said:
How is this possible when Graphics performance on Intel boards is still much better than it currently is on AMD?
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Maybe because the i7s are arguably 'better'. If they didn't mess with all this compiler stuff, i'd imagine the performance would be even better.
 
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