Client Platform Roadmaps
This slide shows the immediate updates in the mobile platforms from AMD including the upcoming update to the 690 chipset and the upcoming Puma platform I mentioned on the previous page. Notice that the upcoming DisplayPort standard is going to be included in some (but not all) of the RS780M platform options.
Beyond 2008 you’ll see the Eagle platform that will include the “Falcon” CPU (more on it later) and the first usage of AMD’s “Fusion” technology.
The high end desktop platforms are previewed in this slide as “Spider”, “Leo” and “Python” and all start with the upcoming Phenom branding of CPUs. Spider uses the first generation of Akuma/Barcelona processors, the upcoming RD700 chipsets and the Radeon HD 2900 GPUs. In 2008, the “Leo” platform gets a CPU update to cores with 6MB of L3 cache, CrossFire with up to 4 cards and the upcoming R700 series of GPUs.
Finally, “Python” will feature a new native quad-core CPU with DDR3 support in a new AM3 processor package. Notice that DX10/11 and UVD are mentioned in the CPU area indicating that we can expect Fusion to be brought into play in the enthusiast platforms sometime in 2009. We also see a new RD800 series of chipsets and a “next-generation GPU”.
For the mainstream desktop platforms a similar time frame is laid out showing Athlon X2 processors throughout 2008. The RS700 chipset with integrated DX10 graphics and UVD will come out in 2008 and in 2009 we’ll see the new native quad-core CPU with DDR3 memory support.
x86 Everywhere?
With the acquisition of ATI, AMD has had to slightly adjust their “x86 everywhere” stance on platforms. ATI’s work in the consumer electronics markets does NOT use x86, of course.
AMD is hoping to change that, but slowly at first as you can see here. They hope to move a portion of ATI’s market in consumer electronics to x86 platforms with application specific optimizations.
AMD M-SPACE Design
AMD took time to detail the methodology behind their modular design process for future technologies. Basically this would allow AMD to build custom chips for specific target markets based on that customer’s specific need. This would obviously increase the ability for AMD to be flexible for businesses and end users.
Here you can see the acronym that AMD’s “M-SPACE” represents.
