AMD is replenishing its ranks with five “new” processors which include an ultra affordable dual-core model and a modestly priced hexa-core processor. While the Phenom II X6 1055T operates at 2.80GHz and the 1090T Black Edition... More...
AMD has made a successful transition to the 45nm fabrication process, giving the Phenom II series the necessary breathing room to prove it has what it takes to go head to head with the Intel... More...
An apparently official roadmap turned up by ComputerBase recently revealed that the company is, in fact, doing its job and churning out CPUs at a steady pace. This latest batch consists of four Griffin-based chips,... More...
In a bid to boost sales of its mobile CPUs, Advanced Micro Devices has quietly returned Athlon 64-branded chips into its mobile family. AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK processors are specifically designed for notebooks, as... More...
To complement the Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition, AMD has silently launched its Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition. All technical aspects of the processor are identical to its non-Black Edition counterpart; the only... More...
AMD has publish yet another set of price cuts this time for its mid- to high-end dual-core desktop CPUs, the Athlon 64 X2. A recently as January 22, AMD announced similar cuts for its lower-end... More...
The AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, expected February 20th, 2007 – available now. Newegg began selling the 90nm dual-core 3.0GHz chip for $599 in-stock (just under the volume distributor pricing of $607) while Buy.com also... More...
The Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processor was originally supposed to be unveiled in late 2006. Earlier this week, AMD added the Athlon 64 6000+ SKU to its distributor roadmap. The 6000+ chips are scheduled for... More...
AMD will ship the Athlon 64 X2 6000+ and release the single-core Athlon 64 4000+ next quarter, it has been claimed. Both with be the last current-generation chips, allowing AMD to focus on its next-generation... More...
Advanced Micro Devices is rolling out two additional dual-core processors as part of its Athlon 64 X2 family of chips. The Sunnyvale, Calif., chip maker announced Dec. 12 that it would begin shipping the Athlon... More...
ATI will target AMD's Socket AM2+ interconnect with its RD790 chipset - a part with the abiility to host four graphics cards, allegedly leaked company roadmap slides reveal. Socket AM2+ is expected to debut in... More...
What has AMD got coming up during the last three months of the year? A host of 65nm and 90nm Athlons, apparently, according to roadmap slides posted on the internet last week which would seem... More...
AMD recently announced a new revision of the Athlon 64 processor core. This new revision codenamed 'Orleans' brings a number of new features to the Athlon 64 line-up including SSE3 support, an updated memory controller... More...
Advanced Micro Devices has been relatively open in terms of its technology and platform roadmap, however, the firm is extremely tight-lipped about specifications or features of concrete products. Nevertheless, as web-site has published details concerning... More...
AMD has released the first dual core processor in its Athlon 64 FX line, the FX-60. Clocked at 2.6GHz, the new flagship desktop processor uses the Toledo core, which features 1MB L2 cache on... More...
nForce chipsets slated to feature integrated GeForce DirectX 9 and Shader Model 3.0 graphics technology for AMD Athlon 64 platforms. Santa Clara-based graphics manufacturer Nvidia today announced new integrated graphics chipset offerings... More...
Bit-tech are reporting that they have learned that AMD are close to shipping a more affordable addition to its superb Athlon 64 X2 architecture. After the initial launch, which was out of... More...
Got this in the mail last night from TweakTowns mailing list, enjoy. "Byron Johnstone, our new writer from South Africa, is a complete overclocking nut and he loves taking all manors of computer... More...
WindowsXP Central is reporting that AMD have released a driver for the Athlon 64 X2 CPU, that enables Windows XP SP2 and 2003 SP1 and Windows 32 & 64 bit systems to adjust core speed... More...
Advanced Micro Devices will launch the first dual-core version of its Athlon 64 desktop processor at Taiwan's Computex trade show on May 31. The AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor will be launched on the first... More...
AMD has lifted the press ban on its new dual-core desktop processors, and the results look promising. Most sites are reporting that the high end X2 chips from AMD are significantly faster then comparable Intel... More...
The Athlon 64 processor family will fully transition to 939-pin, AMD has told its vendors. Last orders are expected until June and will be delivered until December. Good news for everyone who wants PCI-e,... More...
Representatives for Advanced Micro Devices confirmed on Wednesday that to support AMD Athlon 64 processors revision E will need a BIOS update. The company did not reckon any other obstacles to support the upcoming central... More...
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) yesterday cut the prices of its Athlon 64 CPUs, with the aim of boosting sales of its 64-bit processors in the channel, according to sources at AMD Taiwan. AMD had previously... More...
An AMD representative denied any substantial architectural tweaks of AMD Athlon 64 processors manufactured 90nm fabrication technology on Monday, rejecting the rumors about higher performance of AMD64 parts produced using more advanced process technology compared... More...
ATI will ship its first PCI Express chipsets next month, initially targeting AMD processors, followed by Intel-oriented versions in November. And the new chipsets will ship under a new brand, Radeon Xpress. So claims Anandtech,... More...
Further pitting itself against Intel's Pentium M offerings, Advanced Micro Devices this week expanded its lineup of mobile Athlon 64-bit processors. The new Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+ operates at 2 GHz and is... More...
While Advanced Micro Devices is shipping its 90nm processors to customers at present, the company's higher-end chips targeted for introduction later this year may still be made using mature 130nm Silicon-on-Insulator technology. Pictures of AMD... More...
A surge in demand for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon processors has caused a supply shortage in the channels in Taiwan, China and Europe, and this may undermine AMD's opportunity to boost its market share,... More...
Issuing a press release today AMD announced today that has started shipments of its 90nm Mobile Athlon 64 (codenamed "Oakville"). AMD previously announced that it would ship 90nm processors during the third quarter of... More...
The crew over at The Tech Report has discovered BTX may not work on AMDs Athlon 64 processors. I've spoken with several sources here on the show floor from motherboard and enclosure... More...
Advanced Micro Devices has bolstered the performance of its Athlon 64 PC processor. The chipmaker on Tuesday released four Athlon 64 chips including an Athlon 64 3800+ and an updated Athlon 64... More...
As previously reported, Advanced Micro Devices is likely to roll-out its new 64-bit microprocessors with more efficient design and higher performance at Computex 2004 show in Taipei, Taiwan. Three New Chips Coming... More...
Advanced Micro Devices is in talks with HP and eMachines, a division of Gateway, about developing the so-called Media Center personal computers powered by AMD Athlon 64 processors. While there are no actual plans declared,... More...
Advanced Micro Devices may have a yet another trump in its hands to fight low-cost Intel's Pentium 4 "Prescott" microprocessors – an extremely affordable 64-bit Athlon 64 chip that still delivers respectable performance as well... More...
AMD HAS CONFIRMED that it will not include support for PCI Express for future Athlon XP processors. We asked Via whether it would produce chipsets supporting PCI-E for XPs, and it said it has no... More...
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) aims to strengthen its position in the entry-level processor market by introducing a 32-bit CPU, codenamed Athlon XP Paris, in the third quarter of this year, according to sources at Taiwanese... More...
Looks like a NDA just expired! Three Sites emailed us with reviews of AMD's latest wopper, the FX-53. "AMD is setting their sights on taking the pole position again with the Athlon 64... More...
AMD's Most Powerful 2004 Chip to Show Up in Q2? Advanced Micro Devices is grouping its forces to attack its arch-rival Intel Corporation with new and powerful processors about a quarter earlier... More...
WE'VE SPENT some time investigating what it means when people say that the Athlon 64 939 will use 1000MHz HyperTransport, apparently 200MHz faster then the current one that runs at 800MHz. AMD told us that... More...
Advanced Micro Devices also has an event in San Francisco, California, these days, to demonstrate some of its innovations. One of the paramount technologies showcased during the show is the Athlon 64 FX-53 processor delivering... More...
AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP allows the system to automatically adjust the CPU speed, Voltage and Power combination that match the instantaneous user performance need. The Athlon™ 64 Processor... More...
REPORT SAID that resellers in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) are failing to sell many Athlon 64 microprocessors. According to Channel Times, that's because the schemes AMD is offering aren't attractive. It quotes one reseller as saying... More...
OH HOW time flies. With people still gasping over A64 3400+ reviews, and Intel about to introduce the 3.4GHz models, some Prescott, some not, are we ready for the next round from AMD? Ready or... More...
On the back of AMD's recent launch of Athlon 64 3400+, Intel has confirmed it might launch its 3.4GHz ExSpensive Edition of the XEON MP on the 2nd February, but as the quarter runs on,... More...
FRENCH SITE X86-Secret said that AMD will start its move to Socket 939 on the 29th March. According to the site, on that date AMD will roll out not only the Athlon 64 FX 53,... More...
AN ANALYST AT Citigroup Smith Barney claimed that Advanced Micro Devices wasn't able to deliver enough shipments of Athlon 64s in its fourth quarter. According to reports, that was due to "manufacturing problems", and Smith... More...
ONE OF OUR READERS notes that a number of US resellers on Dealtime list the forthcoming Athlon 64 3400+, suggesting that it won't be long now before the chip is out and about. He says... More...
Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) today announced that it has entered mass production of its M741 chipset for mobile platform supporting the Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon XP processor. Notebooks adopting the M741 chipset will be... More...
GERMAN HARDWARE Web site Hard Tecs 4U has published one of the first reviews of the AMD Athlon 64 3000+ processor. This new model runs at the same 2 GHz frequency as the flagship product,... More...