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Loading ...It’s rare that one gets to experience a watershed moment that you know will make history in the future. Last week, I was able to witness the start of something very big for AMD and our partner, Globalfoundries -- the groundbreaking ceremony for “Fab 2″ -- where the next generation of hi-tech computing will be born.
Here’s a few thoughts I committed to video before the ceremony kicked off:
Check out the rest of the groundbreaking ceremony and the video interviews with AMD CEO Dirk Meyer and Globalfoundries Chairman Hector Ruiz.
Great things are on the horizon!
Cheers!
Ian “Cabrtosr” McNaughton
Ian McNaughton is senior manager of advanced marketing at AMD. His postings are his own opinions and may not represent AMD’s positions, strategies or opinions. Links to third party sites are provided for convenience and unless explicitly stated, AMD is not responsible for the contents of such linked sites and no endorsement is implied.
#1 by Surya - August 3rd, 2009 at 05:27
AMD will be bankrupt if they still not has a competitive MPU products that beats Intel current core I7. You will be follow their current play with prices.
#2 by Surya - August 3rd, 2009 at 05:28
AMD will faces bankruptcy if they still not has a competitive MPU products that beats Intel current core I7. You will be follow their current play with prices.
#3 by xfloggingkylex - August 3rd, 2009 at 15:41
What are you talking about? Aside from the fact that AMD’s phenom II line is already competitive with intel counterparts and usually beats intel for the money, fab2 will be creating chips based on 28 and 22nm processes, which unless I missed the intel fanboi press release, intel hasn’t done.
Besides, even intel fanboys (at least the smart ones) realize that without AMD, there wouldn’t be an I7, and you can count on intel selling their chips for 5x the current price with no one to compete against them.
AMD is good for business either way.
LOL, not competitive with intel, please do stand up… you’re funny.
#4 by liny@sunstar-shop.com - August 6th, 2009 at 03:47
AMD is better on games, but i am a designer, i choose intel!
#5 by Matthew - August 6th, 2009 at 20:08
The Intel i7 processors are meant only for professional applications where the program is CPU intensive and the CPU is the major deciding factor on its speed whereas their Core 2 range is for home users where the GPU will be the major limiting factor. The AMD Phenom II’s compete nicely against their Core 2 counterparts when price is considered, however AMD is getting a bigass head, like they usually do when they have a good thing going, and are keeping the prices higher than they need to be and starting to erase the line of performance per dollar.
Considering the time that it will take to build Fab 2 (IIRC it won’t be complete till 2011 or 2012) Intel will be starting to make their sub 32nm parts too.
#6 by necrophyte - August 7th, 2009 at 06:05
chose intel for cpu, ati for gpu.
that simple
#7 by Edward - August 11th, 2009 at 00:05
@necrophyte, Intel’s current CPU lineup is either too old (Core 2 Duo) or too expensive (Core i7). Intel’s new architecture (Nehalem) will be released with lower cost around 4Q09 as Core i5. Since Core i5 will use an incompatible socket to Core i7, anyone wishing to buy an Intel system should wait until next year, unless he has too much money to spare.
Meanwhile, AMD’s Phenom II on AM2+/AM3 offer both high performance and power efficiency solutions. I can’t think of any reason not to choose the AMD platform.
#8 by wpeltola - August 7th, 2009 at 13:52
I followed your experience via Twitter and it looked like a great time. I think the future is very bright for AMD and look forward to what’s going to happen in the near future
#9 by Mark Love - August 7th, 2009 at 22:41
Without the pressure from AMD, I reckon would still be trying to push the Netburst Architecture on us. That being said, I do miss the days when a 2GHz AMD core was faster than a 3GHz Intel core.
#10 by Paul Konecny - August 9th, 2009 at 15:25
@ Surya
Do you really believe that todays computing is really depending on how fast your cpu is in certain benchmarks? With DX11 Compute Shader and OpenCL up ahead you should know that the whole Platform will become more important than just some key components working on their own.
Let’s compare some figures:
Intel Corei7 965 EE ~88 GFlops (~999€)
My XFX Radeon HD4890 Black Edition(1000Mhz GPU / 4000Mhz RAM) ~1600 GFlops (Bought it for 254 €)
Wich one of those will be faster converting a video or simulating game physics?
See? That is why the future is fusion.
#11 by Cleaf - August 11th, 2009 at 10:32
I love you AMD, hope you make good progress in the future.
Beat those slimy Intel folks in their boots.
#12 by alisha07 - September 3rd, 2009 at 04:08
AMD is also goin to launch the server chipsets market with the next-generation AMD 800S series server chipsets, scheduled to be released in 2009 end timeframe.
#13 by Santosh - September 6th, 2009 at 17:15
Imo, AMD and ATI combo on your computer is the most cost-effective solution to build a monster rig that can actually rip through most applications.
In real world situations, there’s actually no noteworthy performance differences between AMD and Intel.
And I love your comment Cleaf. You speak my mind
I just love AMD for their unbelieveable performance / value for money.
Love ya guys!