Introducing AMD’s AM2 platform

May 22nd 2006 | CPUs & Chipsets

It is official, tomorrow is the day AMD will finally announce the AM2 platform for desktop processors. AMD originally had plans to launch the chipset on June 6, 2006, but shortly after the announcement that Intel’s Core 2 Duo processor would launch at the same time, AMD bumped the launch date up to May 23, 2006.

NVIDIA, ATI, SIS and VIA all have AM2 chipsets scheduled to launch with AM2. Existing core logic will work with AM2, as evidenced by the number of motherboard manufacturers building nForce 4 AM2 motherboards. However, most manufacturers are opting for next generation instead. NVIDIA plans to launch several chipsets tomorrow, including nForce 590 and nForce 570. ATI’s RD580 will also make an appearance on the AM2 platform, with RD550 close by. VIA’s K8T890 will be the dominant VIA Northbridge for AM2, and manufacturers already expect several models to ship this week or next.

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Introducing AMD’s AM2 platform
Published in: CPUs & Chipsets on 2006-05-22