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AMD Promises Completely Different CPU Architecture

AMD has squeezed an awful lot out of its AMD64 architecture since it first materialised in 2003, and even the latest K10 core used in the Phenom chips uses basically the same architecture with a different cache system. However, the company says that it's now looking at a whole new architecture for the next generation of CPUs.

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d3l33t6522d ago

better be careful, programmers will have an ever so difficult time learning a new architecture.

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kornbeaner6522d ago

Why so angry THESWAT, its true, thats the main reason why intel chips outperform AMD chips, it has nothing to do with raw power because AMD on paper has been up there. But devs have an easier time with intel CPUs.

Think PS3 vs 360. On paper the PS3 is miles ahead of the 360, but most devs, especially multiplat devs prefer the 360 because of ease of use.

deeznuts6522d ago

I know what you said was a joke, but when they mean architecture it'll primarily be x86 based I'm assuming. Nobody had to relearn any programming from Prescott to Conroe.

Gorgon6522d ago (Edited 6522d ago )

Kornbeaner, programing for Windows is exactely the same on either type of processor. Programing for a Phenom or Core 2 Duo is exactely the same.

kornbeaner6522d ago

Agreed the basic scheme of programming is the same for both, but like Deeznuts pointed out Intel is still in a sense using a X86 like architecture. While AMD is trying to go away from that in the sense on intergrated L3 cache and how the L1, L2 and L3 cache travels through the pipeline.

So yeah programming is the same but for dev's it is much easier to optimize for Intel chips than AMD chips.

So I guess I should've used "Optimized" instead of "Program."

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BIoodmask6522d ago

I have always been an AMD/ATI fan. They make some really great gaming rigs.

I'm sure they will come out with something interesting.

Kakkoii6522d ago

Yeah it's about time a new architecture is made.. Current CPU architecture is long drawn out to it's max..resulting in the creation of multiple cores instead of creating a faster architecture. Since it's much easier to do that way.

But people are forgetting that Intel is working on a new architecture also.. Larabee. It's a CPU/GPU chip. And they've got some other things there working on..

But guess well just have to play the waiting game and see :).

Also.. Another thing thats been dragged out way to long is the current GPU architectures.. Luckily we have new architectures coming around july from both Nvidia and Ati. (Over 1 billion transistors in the new Nvidia architecture.)

Tyrael6522d ago

Keep up the competition, better for us as consumers

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