Question on amd and pentium

[mgoldb2]

I read a interesting thing on the web about a difference in design between pentium and athlon and I am wondering if there any truth to what I read.

Pentiums are designed to add, subtract, multiply, and devide.

So why are AMDs better for gaming? Because AMDs advance by making their hard wired CPU better in design. They CAN NOT multiply and devide, instead they add and subtract only. Graphics for games invloves moving pixels coordinates on a screen, AMD with their entheasis on add and subtract make it the perfect choice for gamers (and anything highly graphical really)

am really curious if it true that amd can only add and subtract while pentium can add, subtract, devide, and multiply

 

[Praetor]

LOL that a nice candidate for stupidity on the internet

 

[mgoldb2]

LOL that a nice candidate for stupidity on the internet

That what I thought but I wanted to make certain. Sometimes what sounds stupid to me turns out to be correct.

 

[Praetor]

Well if you consider:
1. AMD procs are Intel86 compatible
2. Mult and Div can be done (a) via repeated add/subtract and (b) bitwise shifting....

 

[mgoldb2]

2. Mult and Div can be done (a) via repeated add/subtract and (b) bitwise shifting....

brings back bad memories of the computer arctecture and organization class I took(it did not help that the teacher did not speak a word of english)

 

[Praetor]

brings back bad memories of the computer arctecture and organization class I took(it did not help that the teacher did not speak a word of english)

LOL who needs english when you're learning assembly? (unless you're talking about learning the theory behind digital systems etc ... oi i can see the problem there hehe)