AMD's first Fusion chips to be targeted at ultraportables

We'd heard that AMD was working on another competitor to Intel's Atom chips, but yet another set of insanely boring leaked slides indicates that the company is planning on using a version of its next-gen Fusion CPU / GPU hybrid chip to power a new mobile platform codenamed "Shrike." The new ultra-low-voltage platform is aimed at machines like the Fujitsu U810 and Dell Latitude XT, so it's not quite a direct competitor for Atom and VIA's Isaiah -- that's what Puma is for -- but there's bound to be some overlap, and the appeal of a real GPU in a mobile device is pretty obvious. Rumor is that Shrike could beat the planned "Swift" chips off the line as the first Fusion chips -- that is, if any of this stuff actually ever ships, since we've been hearing about it since 2006. Let's see some chips instead of slides next time, alright AMD?

[neofolklore @ Jun 26th 2008 2:27PM]

I JUST WANT TO HEAR ABOUT NEHALEM

[waiownsyou @ Jun 26th 2008 2:28PM]

I love how that diagram shows the whole setup is way larger than the LCD.

[David_Guetta @ Jun 26th 2008 2:38PM]

Not first!

[Habitual Cheetah @ Jun 26th 2008 3:35PM]

Now that the love is gone!!!

[Rufus White @ Jun 26th 2008 3:45PM]

trust the bloody French.

[chaosrain @ Jun 26th 2008 2:57PM]

Unless I'm wrong, I believe that you misread the slide. From what it looks like to me, "Swift" is the codename for the fusion processor which integrates GPU, a dual-core CPU with integrated memory controllers, a PCI interface and display controller(so, really an integrated northbridge). Slap a southbridge onto the package and it becomes the platform codenamed "Shrike".

As a result, I don't see how "Shrike" could beat the "Swift" chips to market. Shrike is a platform utilizing the Swift chips, is it not?

[Burban @ Jun 26th 2008 4:09PM]

"Shrike?"... someone at AMD likes Simmon's Hyperion

[me @ Jun 26th 2008 4:51PM]

Oh, really? Given that the other code-name on the slide is "Swift", you don't think they could just be using bird names?

If you randomly ask someone what they think is a shrike, do you think it's more likely they would say it a thorny monster or they would say it's a bird?

Maybe, just maybe, not everybody is into science fiction.

[Jonathan Badger @ Jun 26th 2008 5:10PM]

I'd imagine that most people would have neither read _Hyperion_ or heard of this obscure "shrike" bird. Looking it up, I see that "swift" and "shrike" are indeed birds, but I can honestly say I've never heard of either of them.

[Atanas Boev @ Jun 28th 2008 9:55AM]

now Intel should name their chip Kassad.

[me2 @ Jun 26th 2008 6:58PM]

then it's about time to move out of the basement.

[Carl Vitullo @ Jul 29th 2008 3:07AM]

No, intel should name their chip "Nemes", that's the person who kicked the shrike's ass.

[Chris @ Jun 26th 2008 4:28PM]

I still get a kick out of AMD's motto "smarter choice".

[michas_pi @ Jun 26th 2008 4:32PM]

Even though I have great faith in AMD, we all know they make fantastic slide presentations.

[Unknown @ Jun 26th 2008 6:04PM]

Definitely *don't* fuck with the Shrike

[changturkey @ Jun 26th 2008 6:40PM]

Netbooks playing Crysis!

[Cody @ Jun 27th 2008 8:58AM]

Oh dear...I remember the days of working at Advanced Micro Devices and their WONDERFUL slideshows. If anything they've got power consumption down to a tee. Might be the underdog here...but any market share that can be taken away from Intel is OK in my book.

[Alex @ Jun 27th 2008 3:40PM]

Forgotten comma:
Let's see some chips instead of slides next time, alright AMD?

There should be a comma before 'AMD.'

[Draythor @ Jun 29th 2008 5:47PM]

Shrike is also the name of a character in a series of books by Phillip Reeve. He's a sort of cyborg. Look it up.