AMD chipset / video cards in 10.5.2

joe_the_dragonjoe_the_dragon
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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
http://translate.google.com/translat...3DEBr%26sa%3DG



head less amd desktop mac coming



will it have SB700? and will

ATI CrossFire X work?



what about HyperFlash?

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 10
    futurepastnowfuturepastnow Posts: 1,772member
    Those are codenames of future Radeon graphics cards, not motherboard chipsets.
  • Reply 2 of 10
    audiopollutionaudiopollution Posts: 3,226member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by FuturePastNow View Post


    Those are codenames of future Radeon graphics cards, not motherboard chipsets.



    SB700 is a Southbridge chipset.
  • Reply 3 of 10
    wizard69wizard69 Posts: 13,377member
    Like the title says this could be very good news if you are looking for a lower cost low power Mac. AMD's processors may be lagging for the moment but both AMD and Intel have apparently had issues with their latest round of chips, so Apple can cover ass this way. I see it as more about not putting all your eggs in one basket.



    Now will Apple deliver a low power Mac with AMD chips? That is a good question and frankly can only see possibly one or two platforms right now where it might be viable. Worst yet one of those platforms is mythical.



    Dave
  • Reply 4 of 10
    futurepastnowfuturepastnow Posts: 1,772member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by audiopollution View Post


    SB700 is a Southbridge chipset.



    Yes, it is. But the linked article does not mention SB700. The link mentions RV700 and RS780, which are graphics chips. All right, RS780 is an IGP, but that still doesn't mean anything.
  • Reply 5 of 10
    jensonbjensonb Posts: 532member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Joe_the_dragon View Post


    http://translate.google.com/translat...3DEBr%26sa%3DG



    head less amd desktop mac coming



    will it have SB700? and will

    ATI CrossFire X work?



    what about HyperFlash?



    Perhaps I missed it, but where does that article mention a headless Mac? That's an awfully big assumption for you to make based on code references to graphics cards.
  • Reply 6 of 10
    onlookeronlooker Posts: 5,252member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Joe_the_dragon View Post


    http://translate.google.com/translat...3DEBr%26sa%3DG



    head less amd desktop mac coming



    will it have SB700? and will

    ATI CrossFire X work?



    what about HyperFlash?



    Don't read too much into that. Apple had X86 builds of OS 10 since it was a pre-beta, system still mostly comprised of the NeXt OS, and have been maintaining them forever. They still have internal IBM, and AMD builds just in case. Any AMD or PPC specific calls are there so they can transition to any processor architecture if they have to in the future. It's not a hint. It's precaution. Intel is treating Apple waaay too good for them to even consider releasing an AMD anything. Plus they have a 5 year exclusive alliance with intel anyway. But I don't see Apple doing anything with AMD anyway. They are way behind intel, and intel keeps broadening their lead. Just like Nvidia does over ATI.
  • Reply 7 of 10
    joe_the_dragonjoe_the_dragon Posts: 931member
    AMD and intel are x86 and intel is useing amd 64 code.
  • Reply 8 of 10
    onlookeronlooker Posts: 5,252member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Joe_the_dragon View Post


    AMD and intel are x86 and intel is useing amd 64 code.



    Where did you read that?
  • Reply 9 of 10
    futurepastnowfuturepastnow Posts: 1,772member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by onlooker View Post


    Where did you read that?



    It's common knowledge. AMD was first with a 64-bit x86 processor. Microsoft wanted to release a 64-bit version of XP, so they based it on the AMD64 instruction set. Intel was then forced to copy it (renamed EM64T) to have a compatible CPU.
  • Reply 10 of 10
    mdriftmeyermdriftmeyer Posts: 7,503member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by FuturePastNow View Post


    It's common knowledge. AMD was first with a 64-bit x86 processor. Microsoft wanted to release a 64-bit version of XP, so they based it on the AMD64 instruction set. Intel was then forced to copy it (renamed EM64T) to have a compatible CPU.



    I guess he doesn't run Linux.
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