AMD on Thursday began shipping its latest quad-core Opteron processor, codenamed “Shanghai.” Shipping earlier than previously planned, the chips arrive on the market shortly before the expected arrival of new Nehalem processors, competing hardware made by rival Intel. The new offering, according to the company, provides up to 35 percent better performance than the company’s Barcelona quad-core Opteron, and as much as a 35 percent decrease in power consumption at idle.
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AMD's Big Hopes Ride on Small Shanghai Chips
Posted by: Walaika Haskins November 13, 2008 02:11 PMAMD on Thursday began shipping its latest quad-core Opteron processor, codenamed “Shanghai.” Shipping earlier than previously planned, the chips arrive on the market shortly before the expected arrival of new Nehalem processors, competing hardware made by rival Intel. The new offering, according to the company, provides up to 35 percent better performance than the company’s Barcelona quad-core Opteron, and as much as a 35 percent decrease in power consumption at idle.