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Intel “16 & 48 core” processors on their way

Posted by Dave W
August 6, 2008

Intel has announced details of a new generation of chips designed to handle increasingly complex and diverse requirements.
The “multi-core” processor technology, codenamed “Larrabee” will be showcased at an upcoming industry conference in Los Angeles.
By dividing tasks between cores, these multi-core chips will be able to cut energy use and heat while speeding performance, using a [...]

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AMD FireStream 9250 Breaks the 1 Teraflop Barrier

Posted by Dave W
June 16, 2008

At the International Supercomputing Conference, AMD today introduced its next-generation stream processor, the AMD FireStream 9250, specifically designed to accelerate critical algorithms in high-performance computing (HPC), mainstream and consumer applications. Leveraging the GPU design expertise of AMD’s Graphics Product Group, AMD FireStream 9250 breaks the one teraflop barrier for single precision performance. It occupies a [...]

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AMD Adds New Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors for One-Socket Servers and Workstations

Posted by Dave W
June 4, 2008

Addressing customer demand for higher performing, uni-processor x86 solutions, AMD today introduced three new Quad-Core AMD Opteron 1300 Series processors for one-socket servers and workstations. Global tier-one OEMs including HP and Dell plan to incorporate the new processors into upcoming platforms, and global supercomputer leader Cray is now shipping Quad-Core AMD Opteron 1300 Series processor-based [...]

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VIA Launches VIA Nano Processor Family

Posted by Dave W
May 30, 2008

VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the new VIA Nano processor family based on the VIA Isaiah Architecture. Building on the market-leading energy efficiency of the VIA C7 processor family, the VIA Nano processor family offers as much as four times the performance within the same power [...]

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IBM Unveils Energy-Efficient Servers Powered by Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors

Posted by Dave W
May 29, 2008

AMD has announced growing industry support for the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor among global OEMs continues with IBM’s launch of three updated System x servers. Designed to address customer priorities such as energy efficiency, performance, scalability, and virtualization, the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based servers from IBM offer an exceptional power-efficient platform for today’s most demanding [...]