Friday, December 31st 2010
AMD FX Making a Comeback, to Challenge Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
Come 2011, and AMD is looking to give Intel its much awaited fightback at all market segments of consumer processors including the enthusiast-grade models. It will be made possible with AMD's new Bulldozer architecture, which gives the processor a much higher degree of inter-core integration, sharing of common components, higher instructions per clock-cycle, and Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). AMD's Bulldozer "Zambezi" desktop chips will be reportedly available in two ultra high-end SKUs: the 8-core AMD Vision Black FX, and performance segment AMD Vision Ultimate FX. AMD suspended the use of "FX" identifier with its Phenom and Phenom II series processors, because it couldn't compete in higher-end market segments, and didn't want to dilute the "FX" identifier. It was replaced with "Black Edition" to help identify models with unlocked BClk multipliers. AMD's Vision Black FX processors will be competitive with Intel's highest-end processors, including Extreme Edition models.
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DonanimHaber
155 Comments on AMD FX Making a Comeback, to Challenge Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
I hope I'm wrong though.
I wonder if the saying is copyrighted because thats not how you say it?
Interesting to see that they are bringing back the FX line. I hope that doesn't go along with crazy power consumption. Here's hoping for some decent high-end competition finally.
"Oh no, I wish AMD would of made a 300Watt heater so it could beat GTX580".
Then Intel releases it's new Sandy Bridge.
AMD remain behind Intel again. Let's hope AMD FX not just the same but better than today i7 6-Cores.
Any product meant for the No. 1 position that ends somewhere else, even if it is on the podium, it is a FAIL.
Even it sells good, has nice reviews, is energy efficient, the world will remember the 6970 as the card that tried, and it will be forever associated with that "meh" attitude.
Its a bulldozer, meaning it can bulldozer everything, paves the road.
For those who isnt aware of what bulldozer can do, just wait, in the server space i can tell you, it will bulldoze alot.
It's limitation is increased delay in internal workings, it will give very much power, and it will really rock many benchmarks, but i'm sceptical about singlethread.
I Don't know how it is in a number by number basis, i just know server space its impressive! seen it in action, and i know our current I7 alike servers cant do it.
The FX series has always been expensive in the past so I don't see why it would change.
am liking this turning up to be a knife battle again! and the end of nvidia chipsets.
AMD rocks and Intel rocks. The only difference is that Intel defeated itself by trying to destroy AMD and control all market share. Too bad they're not smart enough to see what AMD has done for them with the pressure to excel and how pathetic they would be without AMD nipping at their heels. Count me in big time for an AMD FX CPU! I'm seriously excited at the developments on tap for this year! :rockout:
i am almost sure that AMD marketing has a giant poster of baghdad bob in their offices. these are the same guys that drumbeat the first phenom line out the door.