&gt; AMD for some reason has decided to go for the Apple model of one big release per year<p>That&#x27;s not really true.[1] They release &quot;as needed&quot;, which varies in cadence. This is normal for a lot of software.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.anandtech.com&#x2F;show&#x2F;5880&#x2F;amd-discontinues-monthly-driver-updates-releases-catalyst-126-beta" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.anandtech.com&#x2F;show&#x2F;5880&#x2F;amd-discontinues-monthly-...</a>