The first computer game designed to take full advantage of the 64-bit features of Advanced Micro Devices' Athlon chip came out Tuesday, although the operating system to run it won't appear for about another year.
It looks like the world isn't clamouring for 64-bit desktops just yet.
Although Intel beat AMD to the desktop dual-core market last Monday in the US, AMD has one-upped its rival and released dual-core CPUs for the server.
Intel has begun selling programming tools that let developers create software that supports 64-bit x86 chips, an important step in making the new generation of processors useful.
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said Thursday that it expects the next major public update for the Linux operating system to include support for the company's x86-64 technology--the basis for its next generation of processors, known as the Hammer family.
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Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said Thursday that it expects the next major public update for the Linux operating system to include support for the company's x86-64 technology--the basis for its next generation of processors, known as the Hammer family.
Intel's upcoming Itanium 2 processor will come out at 900MHz and 1GHz, according to sources, and cost about the same as existing Itanium chips.
Advanced Micro Devices has pushed out the release of its highly anticipated Hammer chip for desktops by almost a quarter, and plans to delay the release of another Athlon chip.
Optimism was the main message from Intel CEO Craig Barrett during the company's annual analyst conference Thursday, as he and other executives introduced plans for new chips and improved chipmaking processes.
Intel is taking a software approach to increase the performance of its 64-bit Itanium processor when running 32-bit applications.
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Intel's latest Pentium 4 processors bring long-awaited 64-bit support to the desktop, along with -- in the 600 series -- notebook-style cooling technology.
Advanced Micro Devices is looking to drum up support for its forthcoming 64-bit Opteron server chip.
AMD will launch its long-awaited 64-bit Opteron server chip in April, and will rely on new 'Barton' desktop processors to compete against Intel for now.
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