AMD Quietly Releases New Opterons

Advanced Micro Devices managed to reduce the maximum thermal output of its newly released 90 nanometer Opteron server processors by 25 percent compared to the previous generation, the company says.

The 90nm version of the Opteron and Athlon 64 processors will consume 67 watts of power under maximum operating conditions, AMD said during a presentation to financial analysts at a conference sponsored by Lehman Brothers Holdings. The 130nm Opterons consume 89 watts of power under maximum operating conditions.