AMD Talks About Its 2012 CPU and APU Roadmaps!

By Nathan Kirsch

At its annual Financial Analyst Day, AMD demonstrated how its unique combination of CPU and GPU computing technologies on a single die will enable breakthrough capabilities in an innovative processor design with planned OEM system availability in early 2011. For the first time, AMD also demonstrated its new high-performance x86 multi-core CPU architecture codenamed “Bulldozer” and provided additional information around the “Bulldozer” launch schedule.

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AMD notable updates to its 2012 roadmaps include:

  • “Krishna” and “Wichita”: Two and four-core 28nm APUs based on the next-generation sub-one watt “Bobcat” CPU cores and a DirectX 11-capable GPU, designed for the tablet, notebook, HD netbook, and desktop form-factors;
  • “Trinity”: a 32nm APU based on AMD’s next-generation “Bulldozer” CPU cores and a DirectX 11-capable GPU, designed for mainstream and high-performance desktops and notebooks;
  • “Komodo”: a 32nm CPU featuring up to 10 AMD “Bulldozer” CPU cores designed for high-performance and enthusiast desktops;
  • “Terramar” and “Sepang”: Two new 32nm CPUs for the server market based on AMD’s “Bulldozer” CPU core. Targeted for the enterprise, mainstream market “Terramar” will scale up to 20 cores while “Sepang” is designed for the cost-optimized, energy efficient market and will scale up to 10 CPU cores.

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