VR-Zone.com — AMD Updates Server/Workstation Roadmap
"Shanghai" on track to begin production in 2H08. Development of AMD‘s first 45nm server processor, codenamed "Shanghai" is on schedule to begin production in the second half of 2008 and will now feature coherent HyperTransport 3.0 for processor-to-processor communication. In addition to increasing the shared Level-3cache from 2MB to 6 MB, "Shanghai" will include core and instruction-perclock (IPC) enhancements. "Istanbul" to bring 6-core processing within current socket in 2H09. New to the AMD server roadmap, "Istanbul" is will be a 6-core server processor that will fit within the current Socket F1(1207), which will enable OEMs to preserve platform investments and increase system performance-per-watt."Istanbul" is planned to be available for 2P and above configurations, and will leverage AMD‘s industry-leading Direct Connect Architecture, which alleviates the system communication bottlenecks in other processors.
The third-generation AMD Opteron processor Socket G34 platform is planned for
1H10. In 2010, AMD expects to introduce its third-generation AMD Opteron
processor Socket G34platform. The Socket G34platform is planned to offer
features such as DDR3 memory capabilities and the AMD RD890 chipset for
non-coherent HyperTransport 3.0, along with an additional HT link. |