Friday, July 25th 2014
AMD to Drag Socket FM2+ On Till 2016
AMD's desktop processor and APU platforms are not expected to see any major changes till 2016, according to a BitsnChips report. The delay is attributed to a number of factors, including DDR4 memory proliferation (i.e. for DDR4 memory to get affordable enough for target consumers of APUs), and AMD's so-called "project Fast-Forward," which aims to place high-bandwidth memory next to the APU die, for the AMD's increasingly powerful integrated graphics solutions to overcome memory bottlenecks.
The company's upcoming "Carrizo" APU is targeted at low-TDP devices such as ultra-slim notebooks and tablets; and is the first chip to integrate AMD's next-generation "Excavator" CPU micro-architecture. "Carrizo" chips continue to use DDR3 system memory, and therefore it's possible that AMD may design a socket FM2+ chip based on "Excavator," probably leveraging newer silicon fab processes. But otherwise, socket FM2+ is here to stay.
Sources:
BitsnChips, VR-Zone
The company's upcoming "Carrizo" APU is targeted at low-TDP devices such as ultra-slim notebooks and tablets; and is the first chip to integrate AMD's next-generation "Excavator" CPU micro-architecture. "Carrizo" chips continue to use DDR3 system memory, and therefore it's possible that AMD may design a socket FM2+ chip based on "Excavator," probably leveraging newer silicon fab processes. But otherwise, socket FM2+ is here to stay.
54 Comments on AMD to Drag Socket FM2+ On Till 2016
The only thing they can and they should do with no money is, if possible, to add more cores on the FM2+ socket, bring that *&^%&$^#^&*^(* A8-7600 in the market and stop trolling us, and maybe add a few Beema models to the AM1 socket. Everything else needs time and money. I would love to see an HBM Carrizo, but don't know if it is possible before 2016. As for DDR4 on the AMD platform? For how many is this a viable combination? 0.1% of the market?
Amd in 2015 will start coming out with ddr 4 parts.