AMD Bulldozer Finally!

Gashman · 21 Feb 2011 at 13:55

I think FX isn't the same moniker that it used to be, i.e. ultimate performance. I think its all marketing all based on Bulldozer being top of the AMD crop, plus they are being named 'Vision FX', which i think is going to be a new 'Phenom II' style top-end processor. I don't personally expect the Vision FX to be priced like Intels Extreme Editions. would think the Llano processors will take over the Phenom brand and Athlon brand.

Azuse05 · 21 Feb 2011 at 14:32

1Day said:
I really hope that AMD have a winner here. It would make me personally very happy as competition for the performance sector will result in lower prices for really good quality kit. And that can only be a good thing.

Waking people up to the fact that they don't have to buy a new socket every 18 months can only be a bad thing for intel

Skellig · 21 Feb 2011 at 17:28

1Day said:
I really hope that AMD have a winner here. It would make me personally very happy as competition for the performance sector will result in lower prices for really good quality kit. And that can only be a good thing.

Yup. Hope the bulldozer forces intel to be a lil' more competitive. Just want a price drop in the i5

pooey · 22 Feb 2011 at 19:30

1 week till CeBIT starts...

Anyone else thinking we get hardly anything from AMD in terms of Bulldozer performance details at the event?

At the least I'm hoping for a launch date more specific than Q2.

marms · 22 Feb 2011 at 19:37

I don't think we'll see any real benchmarks much before launch, even if it spanks sandy bridge they won't want to give intel the chance to rush out a faster processor.

Gashman · 22 Feb 2011 at 19:57

pooey said:
1 week till CeBIT starts...

Anyone else thinking we get hardly anything from AMD in terms of Bulldozer performance details at the event?

At the least I'm hoping for a launch date more specific than Q2.

think we might get an actual launch date and maybe at least some information about performance, doubt we'll see actual comparisons and the likes mind.

opethdisciple · 22 Feb 2011 at 20:06

pooey said:
1 week till CeBIT starts...

Anyone else thinking we get hardly anything from AMD in terms of Bulldozer performance details at the event?

At the least I'm hoping for a launch date more specific than Q2.

We should at least see some wishywashy cinebench stuff like we did with SB.

At least I hope!

555BUK · 22 Feb 2011 at 22:32

That becnhmark looks about as authentic as Jordan's boobs (before the reduction).

Skilty · 23 Feb 2011 at 08:48

555BUK said:
That becnhmark looks about as authentic as Jordan's boobs (before the reduction).

You mean they aren't real?! Damn you have burst my bubble

~REALiTY · 23 Feb 2011 at 09:31

Bulldozer is my excuse to get a new Mobo which allows more than one graphics card

although i doubt my new 700watt PSU would power two 480's

Liquid · 24 Feb 2011 at 09:37

marms said:
I don't think we'll see any real benchmarks much before launch, even if it spanks sandy bridge they won't want to give intel the chance to rush out a faster processor.

If it spanked sandybridge I can't help but think details would be out already to weaken/kill sandybridge sales which despite the chipset issue are flying out right now.

iviv · 24 Feb 2011 at 10:14

I'm getting an awfully strong feeling of deja vu when we were talking about AMD's 6xxx series of graphics cards compared with Nvidia's a few months back. Complete silence, people rumoring if it was because the cards weren't actually as fast as we hoped, everyone else saying that was just how AMD worked, then the cards came out... and were pretty underwhelming

Hopefully its not going to be a repeat of that.

Shayper · 24 Feb 2011 at 10:39

iviv said:
I'm getting an awfully strong feeling of deja vu when we were talking about AMD's 6xxx series of graphics cards compared with Nvidia's a few months back. Complete silence, people rumoring if it was because the cards weren't actually as fast as we hoped, everyone else saying that was just how AMD worked, then the cards came out... and were pretty underwhelming

Hopefully its not going to be a repeat of that.

Would have to disagree with you onthe underwhelming comment, my pair of 6950's scale so well that they outperform SLI 580's. Would link to the anand bench thingy but on my iPhone... And it's so much effort

pv123 · 24 Feb 2011 at 11:10

Shayper said:
Would have to disagree with you onthe underwhelming comment, my pair of 6950's scale so well that they outperform SLI 580's. Would link to the anand bench thingy but on my iPhone... And it's so much effort

Pair of 6950 outperforming SLI 580s? :rolleyes:

~REALiTY · 24 Feb 2011 at 11:17

Shayper said:
Would have to disagree with you onthe underwhelming comment, my pair of 6950's scale so well that they outperform SLI 580's. Would link to the anand bench thingy but on my iPhone... And it's so much effort

Doesnt look like that to me, ive posted both benchmark tests for 580SLI vs 6950CF and 580SLi vs 6970CF

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/308?vs=299

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/308?vs=298

Liquid · 24 Feb 2011 at 11:40

pv123 said:
Pair of 6950 outperforming SLI 580s?

Have I stepped in a time machine and today is april fools lol

zoomee · 24 Feb 2011 at 17:58

lol he probably means 6970's - well i'd hope so!

BaDBoY_uK · 24 Feb 2011 at 18:16

~REALiTY said:
Doesnt look like that to me, ive posted both benchmark tests for 580SLI vs 6950CF and 580SLi vs 6970CF

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/308?vs=299

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/308?vs=298

Thanks for this site - I love it

Tythus · 24 Feb 2011 at 18:18

should hopefully be awesome or at least give competition against intel

buttkinz · 24 Feb 2011 at 22:02

i just want affordable 8 cores, will do wonders for monstrous cubase projects #