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First AMD Fusion A and AMD FX prices
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Published on Friday, 20 May 2011 08:50 Written by Anton Karmehed
AMD is getting closer and closer to the Summer launches of the mid-range platform Lynx and Fusion A processors, which will be backed by Bulldozer-based AMD FX series. The first prices has leaked to the media and among them we see the top model of the Llano family, AMD A8-3550P, priced at below $170.
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AMD Bulldozer comes with 2 different Turbo modes
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Published on Thursday, 19 May 2011 20:30 Written by Jacob Hugosson
New information from AMD has surfaced, but to you expecting buyers it is not benchmarks. AMD talks about the new architecture and how it made it more energy efficient. New information on Turbo Core 2.0 also reveal two different modes depending on load.
Intel preparing unlocked Core i3-2120K processor
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Published on Thursday, 19 May 2011 16:24 Written by Anton Karmehed
Intel Core i3-2120K looks to become the third unlocked Sandy Bridge processor on the market and the first K model of Intel's Core i3 family. According to leaked information the new budget processor will cost around 140€ and this be prepared for some serious overclocking of its two cores, with unlocked multipliers.
AMD - Llano offers 325% better graphcis performance than Sandy Bridge
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Published on Thursday, 19 May 2011 08:37 Written by Anton Karmehed
AMD continues to ride the GPU performance before the launch of the new mid-range processor Llano. Recently leaked documents from the company points to that the Llano-based Fusion A series will offer up to 325% better graphics performance then equivalent Intel processors based on Sandy Bridge.
Intel invest big in Atom, 14nm Airmont in 2014
CPU Chipset
Published on Wednesday, 18 May 2011 08:29 Written by Anton Karmehed
Intel has revealed more details on the future of the Atom platform and after ARM making some noise on the mobile market, Intel is gearing up big time. Intel revealed that the Atom platform will in the future use a similar tick-tock strategy as the regular CPUs, which will reach its end in 2014 with 14nm Airmont.
First AMD Llano benchmarks
CPU Chipset
Published on Tuesday, 17 May 2011 12:31 Written by Jacob Hugosson
AMD's new Fusion circuit of the APU family Llano has been tested in 3DMark06 and 3DMark Vantage and performance is on par with what is expected, that is CPU is on the same level as Athlon II X4 and a little slower than AMD Radeon HD5550. THe APU in this test comes with four cores at 2.4GHz and an unknown number of stream processors, but also the clock frequencies of the GPU is unknown.
Intel Atom N2600 and N2800 specifications
CPU Chipset
Published on Tuesday, 17 May 2011 11:15 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Intel's new Atom platform has been detailed and most information on the first retail models is out in the open. We know about D2500 and D2700 that will be used in nettops and other small desktop units, and we can now report about N2600 and N2800 for netbooks and other portable units, e.g. tablets.
Fusion A8-3530MX will be AMD:s mobile flagship
CPU Chipset
Published on Monday, 16 May 2011 15:45 Written by Anton Karmehed
AMD will roll out one new processor after another this summer. Besides a bunch of new processors and APUs for the desktop market it will also release products for the mobile market. The star of the mobile collection builds on the Llano architecture and will be named Fusion A8-3530MX.
New Intel technology to lower power consumption when in standby
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Published on Monday, 16 May 2011 13:40 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Those who haven't jumped on the SSD trend there is a big reason to do so in 2012 with Intel's launch of Chief River, the mobile platform based on Ivy Bridge, which replaces Huron River and Sandy Bridge. A new technology from Intel will lower power consumption when in standby to the same levels as sleeping.
New Intel Atom architecture at 22nm
CPU Chipset
Published on Thursday, 12 May 2011 12:30 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Intel announced the new 22nm process last week and the speculations were many if this would be Intel's way into the ultramobile segment and a chance to compete with ARM. It doesn't seem like Intel is rushing into this but the first energy efficient architecture based on 22nm will come in 2013, about the same time as when AMD and ARM will have access to 20nm.
AMD puts Llano against Sandy Bridge in game benchmarks
CPU Chipset
Published on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 19:52 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Llano is coming, and on Just 1st we will get more details from AMD, officially, and hopefully it will launch shortly afterwards. Donanimhaber has once again acquired press material with Llano headlining. AMD has benchmarked Llano in 5 games using the integrated GPU, and compared it Intel Sandy Bridge.
Intels Cedarview brings graphics from PowerVR
CPU Chipset
Published on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 15:05 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Previous Intel Atom processors have used Intel GMA graphics based on PowerVR's technology and tuned by Intel to fit its needs. With Intel's coming Atom, Cedarview, it looks like it will use a more or less pure out PowerVR chip.
ARM doesn't consider Intel a threat, despite 3D transistor
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Published on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 10:20 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Last week Intel revealed the coming 22nm node, the first to use FinFET, better known as "3D-transistors". This has extended Intel's lead on the semiconductor front, moving it three years ahead of the rest. According to ARM this is not a problem and that it will still be able to compete.
NVIDIA adds another piece to the SoC puzzle with Icera
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Published on Monday, 09 May 2011 18:38 Written by Jacob Hugosson
NVIDIA got a slow start with the first Tegra circuit that didn't get many designer invites, but the successor Tegra 2 is more of a success since it has reached the market with mixed reviews, but eventually sales took off. With the acquisition of Icera the company adds more competitive power to its SoC portfolio and the Tegra brand.
Intel goes DirectX 11 in the first 3D transistor processor Ivy Bridge
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Published on Friday, 06 May 2011 09:07 Written by Anton Karmehed
Intel dropped a bomb earlier this week when it revealed that after ten years of research it has managed to build a transistor with three dimensions. A breakthrough that will reach the market in the first half of 2012 with the Ivy Bridge architecture. Leaked roadmaps reveal details on the processor and its DirectX 11 graphics processor.
AMD cuts prices on of processors with up to 39.4%
CPU Chipset
Published on Thursday, 05 May 2011 15:50 Written by Jacob Hugosson
A few days ago AMD launched the new Phenom II X4 980 that is a quad-core processor at 3.7GHz and as usual it will replace the previous top model of the Phenom II x4 series. AMD has now cut prices of all processors, which is probably an attempt to empty out stock before the launch of Llano and Bulldozer, or that is starting to really feel the pressure from Sandy Bridge?
Octo-core AMD FX brings performance equal to Core i7-2600K?
CPU Chipset
Published on Wednesday, 04 May 2011 10:19 Written by Jacob Hugosson
New reports starring AMD's new processors are leaking all the time. Just recently we informed you about the four date in June when AMD will release more information on both Llano and Bulldozer. Now Donanimhaber has once again released slides that reveal AMD's processor placements for the latter half of 2011, and estimated performance.
Octo-core Sandy Bridge-EP LGA2011 surfaces on eBay
CPU Chipset
Published on Tuesday, 03 May 2011 12:42 Written by Jacob Hugosson
LGA2011 is the latest platform to look forward to from Intel. In Q4, targeting enthusiasts and businesses with support for quad memory channels, four or six cores, we will see the arrival of Sandy Bridge-E, but for the same socket there will be Sandy Bridge-EP for the server market.
More details on the launch of Llano and Bulldozer
CPU Chipset
Published on Tuesday, 03 May 2011 10:57 Written by Jacob Hugosson
AMD is moving towards the most exciting launches in many, many years with the processor architecture Bulldozer and the coming APU design Llano. The launch of new motherboards with the AMD 9 series of chipsets will come first, while more information on Llano and Bulldozer will come about the same time.
Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition arrives at 3.7 GHz
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Published on Tuesday, 03 May 2011 08:53 Written by Anton Karmehed
AMD has released what is probably the last Phenom II processor before the new architectures Llano and Bulldozer arrive. To keep up as much as possible with Intel's broad Sandy Bridge assortment AMD has rolled out a new quad-core flagship in the form of Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition that runs at 3.7 GHz.
AMD not into ARM, only into Fusion
CPU Chipset
Published on Monday, 02 May 2011 19:21 Written by Jacob Hugosson
We could conclude that ARM has a great interest in AMD and is trying to convince it to acquire a processor license from ARM. AMD representative John Taylor denies this and says the company will continue to focus on Fusion APUs, like Zacate and the coming Llano.
Qualcomm demonstrates new MSM8660 processor
CPU Chipset
Published on Monday, 02 May 2011 16:09 Written by Anton Karmehed
Qualcomm is currently the only circuit manufacturer that chooses to develop its own processor circuits instead of ARM's Cortex-A9 architecture like the competition. Qualcomm instead has its Scorpion architecture to lean on. The company has now presented a new development platform based on a 1.5 GHz dual-core MSM8660 SoC and the focus is on multimedia.
AMD confirms GPU focus with Llano APUs
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Published on Monday, 02 May 2011 14:20 Written by Anton Karmehed
AMD is nearing the launch of the new mid-range platform Lynx where the star will be the new APU Llano. AMD's Llano architectre builds on both CPU and GPU components where AMD has dedicated a large portion of the chip to the integrated GPU, which is now confirmed by leaked roadmaps.
Intels 32nm Cedar Trail Atom detailed
CPU Chipset
Published on Friday, 29 April 2011 08:37 Written by Anton Karmehed
Intel's next generation Atom platform is called Cedar Trail and the launch of the ultraportable platform is slated for Q4. Already we have detailed information on the new Atom processors sporting 32nm technology with DirectX 10.1 and higher clock frequencies.
ARM wants AMD to adopt more than just x86
CPU Chipset
Published on Thursday, 28 April 2011 19:30 Written by Jacob Hugosson
ARM has officially stated that it is looking to make a partner in AMD to bring forth new and better SoCs for smartphones and tablets. AMD has said that it will change its strategy and is not tied to x86 but can consider other alternatives if it makes the company more competitive. Is ARM the way to go for AMD?
New Snapdragon CPU offers 23% better performance than Cortex-A15
CPU Chipset
Published on Thursday, 28 April 2011 17:17 Written by Anton Karmehed
Qualcomm is one of few processor manufacturers on the ultramobile market that has chosen to go down its own path. The Snapdragon architecture builds on an ARM license, but is very different from the base design of the Cortex family. Leaked documents reveal that the next generation Snapdragon architecture will be up to 23% more powerful than ARM's Cortex-A15 architecture.
Llano system availability good in Q2
CPU Chipset
Published on Thursday, 28 April 2011 10:31 Written by Anton Karmehed
AMD will launch the new mid-range processor Llano in retail in early Q3. Most likely the third week of July, but already in Q2 AMD expects to see Llano-equipped systems available to the public through partners after sales started back in Q1 already.
Intel still holds 81% of the x86 processor market
CPU Chipset
Published on Thursday, 28 April 2011 09:36 Written by Anton Karmehed
AMD got a good start with the launch of the Fusion E series for its mobile platform. The big picture still shows that it has a lot of market shares to take before it catches up to Intel. According to recent surveys 81% of all x86 processors that shipped in Q1 came from Intel's fabs, while AMD had 18.2%.
Intel's new chipsets for LGA 1155 and Ivy Bridge appears
CPU Chipset
Published on Wednesday, 27 April 2011 16:40 Written by Jacob Hugosson
During the first half of 2012 Intel is expected to release its first processors spawning of the 22nm node and these have been code-named Ivy Bridge, the successor to Sandy Bridge. Ivy Bridge will be compatible with LGA 1155 motherboards with chipsets of the 6 series, but it will release a new 7 series with USB 3.0 and PCI-Express 3.0, which comes integrated with Ivy Bridge.
LG acquires ARM license, to build its own processors
CPU Chipset
Published on Wednesday, 27 April 2011 10:38 Written by Jacob Hugosson
ARM is used by pretty much all mobile phones today and LG has now announced that it will start developing its own ARM-based circuits for use in coming smartphones. LG has therefore acquired a license from ARM's coming architectures Cortex-A15 and Mali-T604 (processor and graphics).
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