Bobcat (microarchitecture)

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Bobcat
Produced From early 2011 to present
Common manufacturer(s)
  • AMD
Min. feature size 40 nm
Instruction set AMD64
Successor Jaguar
Socket(s)
  • FT1 BGA
Core name(s)
  • AMD APU

Bobcat is a microarchitecture created by AMD aimed at low-power/low-cost market.

It was revealed during a speech from AMD executive vice-president Henri Richard in Computex 2007 and was put into production Q1 2011.[1] One of the major supporters was executive vice-president Mario A. Rivas who felt it was difficult to compete in the x86 market with a single core optimized for the 10-100 Watts range and actively promoted the development of the simpler core with a target range of 1-10 Watts. In addition, it was believed that the core could migrate into the hand-held space if the power consumption can be reduced to less than 1 W.

Bobcat cores are used together with GPU cores in accelerated processing units (APUs) under the "Fusion" brand.[2][3] A simplified architecture diagram was released at AMD's Analyst Day in November 2009. This is similar in concept with earlier AMD research in 2003,[4] detailing the specifications and advantages of extending x86 "everywhere".

Design

The Bobcat x86 CPU core design has since been completed and implemented in AMD APU processor products with a TDP of 18 W or less. The core is targeted at low-power markets like netbooks/nettops, ultra-portable laptops, consumer electronics and the embedded market. Since its launch, Bobcat-based CPUs have also been used by OEMs on larger laptops. Architecture specifics:[5]

In February 2013, AMD detailed plans for a successor to Bobcat codenamed Jaguar.

Available processors

In January 2011 AMD introduced several processors that have implemented the Bobcat core. This core is in the following AMD Accelerated Processors:[5][6][7]

Series ^ Model CPU clock
(MHz) 		CPU
cores 		TDP
(W) 		L2 cache
(KiB) 		Radeon
cores 		GPU clock
(MHz) 		DirectX
version 		UVD DDR3 speed
C-Series C-30 1000 1 09 512 80 277 11 UVD 3 1066
C-Series C-50 1000 2 09 2*512 80 276 11 UVD 3 1066
C-Series C-60 1000/1333 (turbo) 2 09 2*512 80 276/400 (turbo) 11 UVD 3 1066
C-Series C-70 1000/1333 (turbo) 2 09 2*512 80 276/400 (turbo) 11 UVD 3 1066
E-Series E-240 1500 1 18 512 80 500 11 UVD 3 1066
E-Series E-300 1300 2 18 2*512 80 500 11 UVD 3 1066
E-Series E-350 1600 2 18 2*512 80 492 11 UVD 3 1066
E-Series E-450 1650 2 18 2*512 80 508/600 (turbo) 11 UVD 3 1333[8]
E-Series E1-1200 1400 2 18 2*512 80 500 11 UVD 3 1066
E-Series E1-1500[9] 1480 2 18 2*512 80 529 11 UVD 3 1066
E-Series E2-1800 1700 2 18 2*512 80 523/680 11 UVD 3 1333
E-Series E2-2000[9] 1750 2 18 2*512 80 538/700 11 UVD 3 1333
G-Series T-24L 0800 1 05 512 80 ? ? ? 1066
G-Series T-30L 1400 1 18 512 80 ? ? ? 1333
G-Series T-40N 1000 2 09 2*512 80 276 11 UVD 3 1066
G-Series T-44R 1200 1 09 512 80 276 11 UVD 3 1066
G-Series T-48L 1400 2 18 2*512 80 ? ? ? 1066
G-Series T-48N 1400 2 18 2*512 80 492 11 UVD 3 1066
G-Series T-52R 1500 1 18 512 80 492 11 UVD 3 1066
G-Series T-56N 1600 2 18 2*512 80 492 11 UVD 3 1066
Z-Series Z-01 1000 2 5.9 2*512 80 276 11 UVD 3 1066
Z-Series Z-60[10] 1000 2 4.5 2*512 80 275 11 UVD 3 1066

^ E-Series & C-Series are standard parts, G-Series are embedded parts

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hruska, Joel (July 16, 2010). "AMD Flip-Flops: Llano Later, Bobcat Bounding Forward". HotHardware. 
  2. ↑ Gunning for Mobilty: Intel and AMD Bet on a Mobile Internet, Dailytech.com, 2007-06-13, retrieved 2012-01-27 
  3. ↑ "Analyst Day 2009 Presentations". AMD. November 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-14. 
  4. ↑ AMD 2003 Microprocessor Forum Slides: Slide 11 and Slide 22
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 AMD Embedded G-Series Platform (PDF), AMD, retrieved 2012-01-27 
  6. ↑ AMD Accelerated Processors for Mainstream Notebooks, AMD, 2012-01-17, retrieved 2012-01-27 
  7. ↑ All-In-One Desktops With AMD Accelerated Processors, AMD, retrieved 2012-07-02 
  8. ↑ The Brazos Update: AMD's E-450, Anandtech.com, 2011-06-01, retrieved 2012-01-27 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://www.amd.com/us/products/notebook/pages/consumer-notebooks.aspx#7
  10. ↑ http://www.amd.com/us/products/notebook/tablets/Pages/tablets.aspx#3

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