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AMD Piledriver
Abstract
AMD Piledriver is the codename for the second-generation Bulldozer microarchitecture, which will be used in AMD processors coming out in 2012. The developers position their Piledriver as Enhanced Bulldozer and claim that it will boast notably improved performance and better energy-efficiency, but these processors will continue to be manufactured with 32 nm process.
Among the key peculiarities of the upcoming Piledriver, they list about 10% improvement of relative performance per core compared with the Bulldozer, increase in the maximum number of computational cores up to 10 per semiconductor die, Turbo Core 3.0 technology support and implementation of the new FMA3 and Converged MBI instruction sets. The memory controller will support faster memory than the current DDR3-1866 SDRAM.
In 2012 Piledriver microarchitecture should find its way into all major market segments. Therefore, we should see the following processor designs:
- Vishera (part of the Volan platform) – high-performance desktop products. Vishera processors will have up to 8 cores. They will remain compatible with Socket AM3+ infrastructure. The performance is expected to improve by about 20% compared with that of Zambezi processors. Planned for introduction: H2 2012.
- Trinity (part of the Virgo platform for desktops, or Comal platform for notebooks) – mainstream products for desktops and notebooks, the next-generation APU that will come to replace Llano. Trinity processors will have dual- or quad-core design without an L3 cache and will feature an integrated Radeon 7000 series graphics core. Planned for introduction: Mid-2012.
- Delhi - server CPUs targeted for the 1P Web Hosting/Web Serving and Microserver markets. Expected to be available with 4 or 8 cores. Planned for introduction: H2 2012.
- Seoul - server processors from Opteron 4200 series for C32 socket and 1P and 2P systems. They are expected to have 6/8 cores, a duale-channel DDR3 SDRAM controller, and PCI Express 3.0 support. Planned for introduction: H2 2012.
- Abu Dhabi – server processors for 2P and 4P systems from Opteron 6200 series for G34 socket. These CPUs will potentially have up to 16 cores, quad-channel memory controller and PCI Express 3.0 support. Planned for introduction: H2 2012.
News
Thursday, May 24, 2012
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AMD Rumoured to Start Production of Next-Gen FX-Chips in Q3.
AMD to Start Making FX "Vishera" Chips Next Quarter
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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AMD Reveals Trinity Accelerated Processing Unit for Embedded Decides.
AMD Unveils R-Series APU with Trinity Architecture
Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Half of Microprocessors Sold in 2011 are Hybrid Chips with Integrated Graphics - Report.
Hybrid Microprocessors Gain Market Share as Systems Become More Compact
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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Chief Exec of AMD: We Will Come In and Steal Ultrabook's Bacon.
AMD Continues to Defend Lack of Necessity of High-Performance Chips for Clients
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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AMD Formally Introduces Second-Generation Fusion "Trinity" Chips for Notebooks.
AMD Boosts Performance of Flagship Mobile Offerings with Fusion A-Series "Trinity" APUs
Thursday, April 19, 2012
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AMD Begins Volume Manufacturing of A-Series "Trinity" APUs.
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
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AMD Begins Volume Manufacturing of A-Series "Trinity" APUs.
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
Monday, April 16, 2012
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AMD Expects Significant Performance Improvements with Steamroller Microprocessors.
AMD to Revolutionary Redesign Micro-Architecture, System Architecture with Steamroller Chips
Thursday, April 5, 2012
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AMD to Formally Announce "Trinity" Fusion APUs for Notebooks on May 15.
AMD to Unwrap A-Series "Trinity" APUs for Laptops in Mid-May
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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Globalfoundries Celebrates Shipment of 250 Thousand 32nm/HKMG Wafers to AMD.
Globalfoundries: 32nm Yield Problems Are Behind, Shipments to AMD Now Unconstrained
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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Trends of 12: Ultra-Thin Notebooks Are Coming Everywhere.
Notebooks Go on Extreme Diet with AMD Ultrathins and Intel Ultrabooks
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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AMD Piledriver Chips to Conquer 4GHz Milestone Thanks to Resonant Clock Mesh Tech.
AMD Implements Resonant Clocking Tech to Boost Piledriver's Clock-Speed to Over 4GHz
Monday, February 13, 2012
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AMD Fusion "Trinity" Desktop APUs to Hit 4GHz Clock-Speed.
AMD Projects Substantial Clock-Speed Increase for Trinity
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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Engineers Show Way to Improve Performance of AMD, Intel Hybrid Chips by 20%.
Researchers Propose Using CPU-Specific Functionality to Improve GPU Computing
Thursday, February 2, 2012
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AMD Trinity for Ultrathins Platform to Enable 18mm Notebooks for $600 - $800.
AMD Trinity for Ultrathin Notebooks: Quad-Core, 17W, 18mm, High-Performance Graphics, Low-Cost
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AMD: Leading Graphics Performance Is Critical for Us.
AMD Puts Graphics on Central Stage as High-Performance CPUs Stagnate
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AMD Cancels 10-Core, 20-Core Server Processors.
AMD to Prolong Lifespan of Current Opteron Server Platform
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AMD Promises "Full" Fusion of CPU and GPU in 2014.
AMD's Chips in 2014 to Support CPU-GPU Context Switching
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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AMD Quietly Adopting "Tick-Tock" Model for Micro-Architectures.
AMD to Use Slightly Different Micro-Architectures for APUs and CPUs
Thursday, January 19, 2012
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AMD Dumps “Fusion System Architecture” Brand.
AMD Wants to Call Its System Architecture "Heterogeneous"
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