What's AMD doing on sep. 12th?

[Stuka87]

I am hoping for GPU's more than Bulldozer. I have no plans to get a bulldozer system, but really want a new GPU!!

 

[Nemesis 1]

On an AMD developer conference?, doubt it.

OK I kinda sorta thought AMD develops GPUs also . Have it your way

 

[BlueBlazer]

I just got an invitation to a coctail party saying (among other things):

This? >> AMD Developer Central Newsletter - AMD Fusion Zone Cocktail Reception - Septemeber 2011

 

[grimpr]

OK I kinda sorta thought AMD develops GPUs also . Have it your way

Why developers must care for AMDs new graphics RAM architecture in the upcoming GCN 7900 lineup? An historic announcement in a developers free cocktails party, in AMDs worldview, must propably involve some strategic partnership or something.

 

[Plimogz]

I am hoping for GPU's more than Bulldozer. I have no plans to get a bulldozer system, but really want a new GPU!!

Same here. Probably because of this 4GHz 2500K sitting in my computer.

 

[Arkadrel]

Since its for developers doesnt it make sense that its about GCN (architecture) or its about Bulldozer (architecture)?

I think it makes more sense that its about GCN though,...


http://www.anandtech.com/show/4455/amds-graphics-core-next-preview-amd-architects-for-compute/6

base features:
1) support C++ (& other advanced languages)

"These underlying features mean that developers will not need to “step down” from higher languages to C to write code for the GPU, allowing them to more easily program for the GPU and CPU within the same application."

2) support an ISA that uses unified memory.

"as programs (or rather compilers) can reference memory anywhere, without the need to explicitly copy memory from one device to the other before working on it."


3) incorporating an I/O Memory Mapping Unit (IOMMU).

the unified address space that will be used is the x86-64 address space.
All instructions sent to a GCN GPU will be relative to the x86-64 address space, at which point the GPU will be responsible for doing address translation to local memory addresses.

GCN will even be able to page fault half-way gracefully by properly stalling until the memory fetch completes. How this will work with the OS remains to be seen though, as the OS needs to be able to address the IOMMU. GCN may not be fully exploitable under Windows 7.


4) adding proper ECC support to supplement their existing EDC (Error Detection & Correction) functionality.

5) FP64 support. All GCN GPUs will support FP64 in some form.

6) Improved debug support.

"Finally, for programmers some additional hardware changes have been made to improve debug support by allowing debugging tools to tap the GPU at additional points. The new ISA for GCN will already make debugging easier, but this will further that goal."




^ All things that ll effect developers right?

 

[ViRGE]

As someone in another thread has noted, it's opposite Intel's IDF. So there won't be any product announcements, it's just the AMD counter-conference where they show off current products.

 

[sm625]

I thought GCN was nintendo gamecube. Where do these acronyms come from...

 

[Arzachel]

I thought GCN was nintendo gamecube. Where do these acronyms come from...

GCN = Graphics Core Next

And the Nintendo Gamecube was abbreviated as GCN, because NGC was already taken by Neo Geo Colour iirc.

 

[apoppin]

As someone in another thread has noted, it's opposite Intel's IDF. So there won't be any product announcements, it's just the AMD counter-conference where they show off current products.

http://amd-member.com/newsletters/DevCentral/FusionZone2011.html

We'll be making an historic announcement, and want you to be a part of it.

That is a "historic" announcement - not "hysteric"
:whiste:

 

[ViRGE]

http://amd-member.com/newsletters/DevCentral/FusionZone2011.html


That is a "historic" announcement - not "hysteric"
:whiste:

No, I think hysteric is probably right. AMD doesn't announce major products over cocktails, so it's definitely not desktop BD or GCN. If the rumors about server BD shipping are true, then that's probably the full extent of their announcement. IIRC their last "announcement" in this fashion was the announcement that Llano was officially shipping (something we knew about well ahead of time), which was done over cocktails at the Sci-Fi museum in Seattle back in June.

 

[apoppin]

No, I think hysteric is probably right. AMD doesn't announce major products over cocktails, so it's definitely not desktop BD or GCN. If the rumors about server BD shipping are true, then that's probably the full extent of their announcement. IIRC their last "announcement" in this fashion was the announcement that Llano was officially shipping (something we knew about well ahead of time), which was done over cocktails at the Sci-Fi museum in Seattle back in June.

i dunno about that; the last AMD tailgate party that i attended at CES - as long as you stayed sober - there was a LOT of information freely available
:sneaky:

 

[ViRGE]

i dunno about that; the last AMD tailgate party that i attended at CES - as long as you stayed sober - there was a LOT of information freely available
:sneaky:

Investigative journalism at its finest.

 

[Rubycon]

Going out of business sale.

Love Steely Dan!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbMnUcM0qhk

:awe:

 

[apoppin]

Love Steely Dan!


:awe:

Do you mean the band?

Investigative journalism at its finest.

That was my first reporting job for a magazine in Dublin - after Chess editor
:\

 

[Rubycon]

Do you mean the band?

Yes of course!

 

[thilanliyan]

They are going to announce that there is a very special announcement coming in October.

Taking a page out of nVidia's book I see.

 

[Tanclearas]

Developer Central? Cocktails?

Uh-oh!

http://xkcd.com/323/

 

[Idontcare]

Developer Central? Cocktails?

Uh-oh!

http://xkcd.com/323/

LOL at the Ballmer Peak

It's true though. There is a very narrow window for me where I am crazy productive with a beer near versus just crazy with a beer near.

 

[BlueBlazer]

I wonder if its this thingy >> Advanced Micro Devices Readies “K” Unlocked A-Series APUs for Overclockers

 

[Idontcare]

I wonder if its this thingy >> Advanced Micro Devices Readies “K” Unlocked A-Series APUs for Overclockers

I would say yes, and I'd also say that it looks like Plan B just became known.

Would love to put a 3870K under phase just to see what she'd do.

 

[exar333]

I wonder if its this thingy >> Advanced Micro Devices Readies “K” Unlocked A-Series APUs for Overclockers

*yawn*

Unlocked, slow, power-hungry quads. Who even would buy this?

 

[RussianSensation]

*yawn*

Unlocked, slow, power-hungry quads. Who even would buy this?

What do you mean? You are telling me A8-3820 is slower than Core i7-3820? :\

I want to speak to your manager for a refund!

 

[VirtualLarry]

I wonder if its this thingy >> Advanced Micro Devices Readies “K” Unlocked A-Series APUs for Overclockers

I kind of agree with one of the comments to that article, why are they using the "K" nomenclature, rather than "BE" (Black Edition), like their Phenoms.

Are they afraid that even the mention of "Black Edition", causes people to think of their underperforming (relative to Intel) Phenom II chips?

 

[gmaster456]

I kind of agree with one of the comments to that article, why are they using the "K" nomenclature, rather than "BE" (Black Edition), like their Phenoms.

Are they afraid that even the mention of "Black Edition", causes people to think of their underperforming (relative to Intel) Phenom II chips?

I don't think so. Their black edition GPU's sell just fine, although, they're not CPU's.