It turned out that 70% of gamers using Linux chose ``AMD CPU'', and efforts to open source have come to fruition
According to the game sales platform Steam, about 67% of Linux users use AMD CPUs. It also turns out that Intel is strongly supported among Windows users.
AMD CPU Use Among Linux Gamers Approaching 70% Marketshare - Phoronix
Below are the CPU percentages used by Linux users, as announced in
One of the reasons why AMD increased its market share by about 7% compared to the previous month is that the Steam Deck is equipped with AMD's SoC. You can see how Steam Deck runs on a Linux-based OS by reading the following article.
According to Phoronix, a news site that specializes in Linux-related information, AMD's Ryzen series of CPUs is becoming more popular among Linux users because AMD has built Linux through the development of open source drivers. It is said that it has a good relationship with the community.
The share of AMD CPUs in the Linux market was only 18% in 2017, but five years later in June 2022, it was 45%, approaching Intel's 54%. rice field. And in early 2023, it recorded 55% and reversed, pulling Intel out of the top spot.
In contrast, Intel has an overwhelming dominance in the Windows market, maintaining a share of around 70% over the past five months.
Phoronix attributed AMD's victory in the Linux market to ``In addition to Steam Deck, AMD's efforts on open source drivers, AMD's expanded development of Ryzen as a Linux client over the past two years, and open source firmware OpenSIL . seems to be successful in attracting gamer customers who use Linux.'
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