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NEW YORK - Advanced Micro Devices, the second-largest maker of computer processors, has unveiled the Spider, a platform of chips for building a desktop computer.
The company said the new platform combines a special processor for managing graphics with a new microprocessor and a set of chips, which link the different components within a system.
The AMD Spider platform combines the introduction of AMD Phenom quad-core processors, ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series graphics processors with Microsoft DirectX 10.1 support, AMD 7-Series chipsets with CrossFireX and AMD OverDrive software.
AMD is touting the platform as a milestone on the path to its vision for platform-level acceleration through co-processing.
The platform advances enthusiast computing by delivering the most sophisticated multi-GPU enthusiast platform ever with ATI CrossFireX technology, the company said in a statement.
The combination of the energy-efficient 55nm ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series of graphics processors and the increased system bandwidth of PCI Express Generation 2.0 and HyperTransport 3.0 technology, provide optimal processing power for a scalable HD multi-GPU experience.
The Spider platform can "easily scale to three or four graphics processors and deliver a true gaming supercomputer", the statement said.
- REUTERS / NZ HERALD STAFF
