Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlM to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago"My thoughts on the Framework laptop" from a Linux kernel devruscur.auexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
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minus-squarekrolden@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoNo, usb4 has the thunderbolt3 spec inside it, which amd now supports. Thunderbolt 4 is Intel only.
minus-squarejokeyrhyme@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoIt’s mostly a certification thing (which is performed by Intel): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface)#Royalty_situation According to that, anyone can make the standalone chips now regardless of CPU (although most of them are still made by Intel, I think)
No, usb4 has the thunderbolt3 spec inside it, which amd now supports. Thunderbolt 4 is Intel only.
It’s mostly a certification thing (which is performed by Intel): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface)#Royalty_situation
According to that, anyone can make the standalone chips now regardless of CPU (although most of them are still made by Intel, I think)