AMD Shows Steamroller Architecture Details

[Lil' ½ Dead]

In a keynote address opening the prestigious annual Hot Chips symposium, AMD CTO Mark Papermaster delivered a vision for the coming "Surround Computing Era" and unveiled new processor architecture details, enabling technologies and design methodologies that will help drive the next era in computing. Surround computing is an extension of pervasive and ambient computing trends and describes an environment where computing technologies are completely natural and seamless parts of daily life.

AMD Shows Steamroller Architecture Details & Talks About Surround Computing - Legit Reviews

[calemus]

in short
will this now work where bulldozer was incompatable with gaming?

[xelosia]

Interesting article thanks for posting

[SamCR3]

Big question - there has been talk that AMD will not release Vishera and instead release Steamroller in its place. Wonder if this is true and, if so, will Steamroller use socker AM3+?

[PoLoMoTo]

Big question - there has been talk that AMD will not release Vishera and instead release Steamroller in its place. Wonder if this is true and, if so, will Steamroller use socker AM3+?

Did someone post an article recently that those are no longer rumors but facts?

[Drdeath]

Big question - there has been talk that AMD will not release Vishera and instead release Steamroller in its place. Wonder if this is true and, if so, will Steamroller use socker AM3+?

Yes, yes and yes. AM3+

[SamCR3]

Yes, yes and yes. AM3+

Then I guess I'll wait to do any upgrades until I see how Steamroller performs. Would be great to avoid buying a new board.

[Cyberburnout]

Big question - there has been talk that AMD will not release Vishera and instead release Steamroller in its place. Wonder if this is true and, if so, will Steamroller use socker AM3+?

See here Sam. AMD 'Vishera' FX-Series CPU specifications confirmed

[kewlbreze77]

Then I guess I'll wait to do any upgrades until I see how Steamroller performs. Would be great to avoid buying a new board.

I might have to do the same... so I guess I'll only be upgrading my video card for the moment.