AMD has just announced it has launched new software developed to increase the video performances of the well-known Athlon 64 FX processor used in gaming sessions - the so-called AMD Dual-Core Optimizer, informs Eurogamer. The software has been developed especially for games which can be displayed with several delays of the frame rate, as they roll out 'overlooking' Windows' time-stamp counter.
"AMD reckons that the OS can compensate for the impact power management systems have on the frequency with which the CPU's timer is updated - but the processor can't. This can cause problems whether you're using a dual-core or multi-processor machine. The Optimizer corrects this by replicating what the OS does, making sure that the correct timing information is passed on," writes Eurogamer.
Furthermore, AMD's latest Opteron processor-based systems are listed among the world's highest-performing supercomputers, as determined by the Top500 Organization during the 21st International Supercomputer Conference in Dresden, Germany.
Tsubame, the super-computer, is based on more than 10,000 AMD Opteron processor cores and Sun Systems' latest Sun Fire servers, delivering during several tests no less than ... 38.18 teraflops.
"Supercomputer developers were among the first to embrace the AMD Opteron processor," stated Marty Seyer, senior vice president, Commercial Segment, AMD. "Since that time, traditional enterprise datacenters, facing the same rigorous performance, value, power and cooling requirements, are increasingly choosing AMD Opteron processor-based systems. We are demonstrating that AMD64 is the innovation platform for the future, through our planned quad-core processor roadmap, and our recently announced Torrenza program which allows for the development of special purpose accelerators that will take computing potential to the next level."
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