Rumor Mill: AMD Said to Be Preparing New Dual-Core Processors

It appears that the Sunnyvale, California-based chip maker, AMD is preparing the launch of another series of desktop processors, which will complete the company's portfolio of dual-core CPUs. The new processors have not surfaced on any of the company's previous leaked roadmaps. According to recent rumors, the upcoming dual-core CPUs, due to be released by AMD, are codenamed Callisto and will be made using the firm's new 45nm manufacturing technology.

The fellows over at fudzilla claim that the upcoming Callisto will be based on the company's current quad-core Deneb processors, but will provide users with a more affordable dual-core alternative. The CPU will boast AMD's 45nm process technology and provide 1MB of L2 cache and a more impressive 6MB of L3 cache. Unfortunately, details regarding the clock frequencies of the new dual-core processors are yet to emerge. However, as fudzilla shows, users should be expecting the alleged Callisto by sometime during the second quarter of this year.

 

There's no way of telling how the new processors will scale to the performance of Intel's current Core 2 Duo models, but they should provide a considerable boost when compared with the company's previous generation dual-core processors. However, if the said processors do materialize into new products and AMD delivers them at an affordable price tag, the chip maker might see a much required increase in market share, as dual-core processors are currently the mainstream processor offering.

 

Earlier this year, AMD launched its much anticipated Phenon II processors, its second-generation of Phenoms, which also marked the debut of the new 45nm manufacturing technology, already used by Intel for most of its latest processors. The new Phenoms are capable of delivering an impressive performance, while also providing users with an affordable alternative to the quad-core processors offering. However, Intel's flagship processors, the Nehalem-based Core i7, still hold the title of the market's highest performance CPUs.