AMD plays the name game with its upcoming mobile CPUs
AMD’s new processor naming structure is designed to relay more information to customers.
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What you need to know
AMD continues to roll out new processors at an impressive clip. The company has so many chips on the way that it had to devise a new naming structure to accommodate. The chipmaker just announced a new naming scheme for its processors that will take effect in 2023.
The number of AMD chips on the way wasn’t the only factor considered when the company decided to change its naming conventions. AMD wants customers to be able to glean information from the various characters that make up a name. Each figure shares details about a chip, such as portfolio year, segment, and architecture. Names will also inform users about feature isolation and the form factor and TDP of a chip.
The new naming scheme will work as a “decoder ring” to customers, according to AMD. Acommunity postoutlines the finer details:
“This new numbering system is foundational to how we will be naming and numbering our mobile processors for years to come, and we’ve already smoke-tested it against a 5-year time horizon,” said AMD. “We hope this new system will give everyone a better sense of what’s inside our processors, and we hope that it shows we’ve been listening to your conversations around the importance of model numbering.”
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