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Comparison Of Amd Chipsets
Comparison of Northbridges
Comparison of NorthbridgesCodename
Model
Release
Date
Processors Supported
Fabrication
process (nm)
Max FSB/HT
Frequency (MHz)
CrossFire
Enabled
Features
Southbridge
NB-SB Interface
Notes
AMD-640
AMD-640 chipset
K6,K6-2,
K6-3,K6-2+
(Super 7)
(supported Cyrix 6x86, Cyrix MII)
100 (FSB)
No
AMD-645
AMD licensed VIA's
Apollo VP2/97
AMD-751
AMD-750 chipset
1999
Athlon, Duron
(Slot A, Socket A),
Alpha 21264
200 (FSB)
No
AGP 2x
AMD-756, VIA-VT82C686A
SDRAM
Chipset family name "Irongate".
Early steppings had issues over AGP 2x, drivers often limit to AGP 1x which was later fixed with "super bypass" memory access adjustment.
AMD-761
AMD-760 chipset
November 2000
Athlon, Athlon XP ,Duron
(Socket A),
Alpha 21264
266 (FSB)
No
AGP 4x
AMD-766, VIA-VT82C686B
DDR SDRAM
AMD-762
AMD-760MP chipset
May 2001
Athlon MP
No
AGP 4x
AMD-766
AMD-760MPX chipset
May 2001
Athlon MP
No
AGP 4x, Hardware RNG
AMD-768
Most initial boards shipped without USB headers due to a fault with the integrated USB controller found too late to fix. Manufactures included PCI USB cards to cover this shortcoming. A later refresh of the chipset had the USB problem remedied.
AMD-8111
AMD-8000 series chipset
April 2004
Opteron
800 BI-DIRECTIONAL
No
Hardware RNG
AMD-8131, AMD-8132
RD480
AMD 480X chipset/
(previously CrossFire Xpress 1600)
October 2006
Athlon 64 family,
Sempron
110
1000 BI-DIRECTIONAL
Yes, x8+x8
SB600, ULi-M1575
A-Link Express II
RD570
AMD 570X/550X chipset/
(previously CrossFire Xpress 3100)
June 2007
Phenom family ,
Athlon 64 family,
Sempron
1000 BI-DIRECTIONAL
Yes, x16+x8
SB600
A-Link Express II
RD580
AMD 580X chipset/
(previously CrossFire Xpress 3200)
October 2006
Phenom family,
Athlon 64 family,
Sempron
1000 BI-DIRECTIONAL
Yes, x16+x16
SB600
A-Link Express II
RS690C
AMD 690V chipset
February 2007
Athlon 64 family,
Sempron
80
1000 BI-DIRECTIONAL
No
Radeon X700 IGP
(Radeon X1200, 350MHz),
AVIVO,
HDCP, no LVDS (DVI and HDMI)
SB600
A-Link Express II
RS690
AMD 690G chipset
February 2007
Phenom family,
Athlon 64 family,
Sempron
80
1000 BI-DIRECTIONAL
No
Radeon X700 IGP
(Radeon X1250, 400MHz),
AVIVO,
HDMI with HDCP
SB600
A-Link Express II
RS690MC
AMD M690V chipset
February 2007
Turion 64 X2,
Athlon 64 X2 mobile
80
800 BI-DIRECTIONAL
No
Radeon X700 IGP
(Radeon X1200, 350MHz), AVIVO, HDCP, no LVDS (DVI and HDMI)
SB600
A-Link Express II
Mobile chipset
Powerplay 7.0
RS690M
AMD M690 chipset
February 2007
Turion 64 X2,
Athlon 64 X2 mobile
80
800 BI-DIRECTIONAL
No
Radeon X700 IGP
(Radeon X1250, 350MHz), AVIVO, HDCP, no HDMI
SB600
A-Link Express II
Mobile chipset
Powerplay 7.0
RS690T
AMD M690T chipset
February 2007
Turion 64 X2,
Athlon 64 X2 mobile
80
800 BI-DIRECTIONAL
No
Radeon X700 IGP
(Radeon X1270, 400MHz), AVIVO, HDMI with HDCP
SB600
A-Link Express II
Mobile chipset
Powerplay 7.0
RX740
AMD 740 chipset
2008
Athlon 64 family,
Phenom family,
Sempron
55
1000 BI-DIRECTIONAL
No
Single PCI-E x16
SB600, SB700, SB750
A-Link Express II
RS740
AMD 740G chipset
2008
Athlon 64 family,
Phenom family,
Sempron
55
1000 BI-DIRECTIONAL
No
DirectX 9 IGP, HDMI with HDCP
SB600, SB700, SB750
A-Link Express II
RS780L
AMD 760G chipset
2009
Athlon 64 family,
Phenom family,
Sempron
55
2600 BI-DIRECTIONAL
No
DirectX 10 IGP
SB710
A-Link Express II
RX780
AMD 770 chipset
2008
Athlon 64 family,
Phenom family,
Sempron
65
2600 BI-DIRECTIONAL
Yes , x16+x4
External PCIe cabling,
Single PCI-E x16
SB600, SB700, SB750
A-Link Express II
RS780
AMD 780G chipset
2008
Athlon 64 family,
Phenom family,
Sempron
55
2600 BI-DIRECTIONAL
Yes
DirectX 10 IGP, HDCP with HDMI, DisplayPort with DPCP
SB700, SB750
A-Link Express II
RS780M
AMD M780G chipset
2008
Turion X2,
Turion Ultra
55
2600 BI-DIRECTIONAL
Yes, PowerXpress
AXIOM/MXM Module(s)
DirectX 10 IGP, HDCP with HDMI, Displayport, DVI & VGA
SB700
A-Link Express II
Mobile Chipset, Puma Platform
PowerXpress
RS780D
AMD 790GX chipset
2008
Athlon 64 family,
Phenom family,
Sempron
55
2600 BI-DIRECTIONAL
Yes
DirectX 10 IGP, HDCP with HDMI, DisplayPort with DPCP
SB750
A-Link Express II
RD780
AMD 790X chipset
2008
Athlon 64 family,
Phenom family,
Sempron
65
2600 BI-DIRECTIONAL
Yes, x16+x8
SB600, SB700, SB750
A-Link Express II
RD790
AMD 790FX chipset
November 2007
Athlon 64 family,
Phenom family,
Sempron
65
2600 BI-DIRECTIONAL
Yes, CrossFire X
(dual x16
or quad x8)
SB600, SB750
A-Link Express II
Support for AMD Quad FX platform (FASN8),
dual socket enthusiast platform
with NUMA, single socket variant available
720 pin FC-BGA package running at 1.1 V
RS880
AMD 785G chipset
2009
Athlon 64 family,
Phenom family,
Sempron
55
4000[citation needed] BI-DIRECTIONAL
Yes, x8+x8
HT3.0, DX10.1, UVD 2.0, PCIe 2.0,
DP, HDMI, DVI, VGA
SB710, SB750, SB810, SB850
A-Link Express II
11W Power Consumption, (500Mhz) (3W in PowerPlay)
RS880D
AMD 800 chipset series
2nd quarter, 2010
Athlon 64 family,
Phenom family,
Sempron
55
4000[citation needed] BI-DIRECTIONAL
Yes, x8+x8
HT3.0, DX10.1, UVD 2.0, PCIe 2.0,
DP, HDMI, DVI, VGA
SB710, SB750, SB810, SB850
A-Link Express II
22W TDP (700Mhz)
RD890
AMD 800 chipset series
2nd quarter, 2010
Athlon 64 family,
Phenom family,
Sempron
55
4000[citation needed] BI-DIRECTIONAL
Yes, x16+x16 or x8 quad
HT3.0, UVD 2.0, PCIe 2.0
SB710, SB750, SB810, SB850
A-Link Express II
18W TDP
Codename
Model
Release
Date
Processors Supported
Fabrication
process (nm)
Max FSB/HT
Frequency (MHz)
CrossFire
Enabled
Features
Southbridge
NB-SB Interface
Notes
Note 1: A-Link Express and A-Link Express II are essentially PCI-Express x4 lanes.
Note 2: For the comparison of chipsets sold under the ATI brand for AMD processors, before the completion of the acquisition of ATI, please see Comparison of ATI Chipsets.
Comparison of Southbridges
Codename
Model
Year
Fab process (nm)
SATA Ports
USB Ports
Audio
IDE Channels
(2 Devices/Channel)
RAID Level
Notes
AMD-645
AMD 640 Chipset
2 ATA/33
No
AMD-756
AMD 750 Chipset
1999
4 USB 1.1
2 ATA/66
No
AMD-766
AMD 760 Chipset
2001
4 USB 1.1
2 ATA/100
No
AMD-768
AMD 760MPX Chipset
2001
4 USB 1.1
AC97
2 ATA/100
No
Geode CS5530
Geode GX1
AC97
ATA/33
No
National Semiconductor
release
Geode CS5530A
Geode GXm
Geode GXLV
AC97
ATA/33
No
National Semiconductor
release
Geode CS5535
Geode GX
4 USB 1.1
AC97
2 ATA/66
No
Geode CS5536
Geode LX
4 USB 2.0
AC97
2 ATA/100
No
AMD-8131
AMD 8111
nForce Professional
ULi-1563
2004
No
PCI-X
AMD-8132
AMD 8111
nForce Professional
ULi-1563
2004
No
PCI-X 2.0
AMD-8151
AMD-8131
2004
No
AGP 8X
SB600
AMD 480/570/580/690
CrossFire Chipset
2006
130
4 (3.0 Gbps)
10 USB 2.0
HD
1 ATA/133
RAID 0,1,10
eSATA, ASF 2.0
549 pin FC-BGA package
SB700
AMD 700 chipset series
2007
55
6 (3.0 Gbps)
AHCI 1.1
12 USB 2.0
2 USB 1.1
HD
1 ATA/133
RAID 0,1,10
eSATA, DASH 1.0
SB700S
AMD 700S chipset series
2008
55
6 (3.0 Gbps)
AHCI 1.1
12 USB 2.0
2 USB 1.1
HD
1 ATA/133
RAID 0,1,10
eSATA, DASH 1.0
Server southbridge
SB710
AMD 700 chipset series
2008
55
6 (3.0 Gbps)
AHCI 1.1
12 USB 2.0
2 USB 1.1
HD
1 ATA/133
RAID 0,1,10
eSATA, DASH 1.0
SB750
AMD 700 chipset series
2008
55
6 (3.0 Gbps)
AHCI 1.1
12 USB 2.0
2 USB 1.1
HD
1 ATA/133
RAID 0,1,5,10
eSATA, DASH 1.0
SB810
AMD 800 chipset series
2010
55
6
AHCI 1.2
14 USB 2.0
2 USB 1.1
HD
1 ATA/133
RAID 0,1,10
Gb Ethernet, 4W TDP
SB850
AMD 800 chipset series
2010
55
6
AHCI 1.2
14 USB 2.0
2 USB 1.1
HD
1 ATA/133
RAID 0,1,5,10
Gb Ethernet, 4W TDP
Fusion SB
2009
See also
Comparison of ATI chipsets
List of Intel chipsets
Comparison of Nvidia chipsets
VIA chipsets
AMD 700 chipset series
References
^ AMD's Super Bypass - AMD Improves their 750 Chipset: Introduction - Tom's Hardware
^ AMD Phenom Motherboard compatibility matrix
^ from the official ATI website
^ No plans to add new foundry partner, says AMD - DigiTimes (retrieved in 12-02-2009)
External links
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Current
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Chipsets
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480X / 570X / 580X 690 Series 7-Series 8-Series
Other ATI products and technologies
Multi-GPU
ATI Multi Rendering CrossFire X
GPU technologies
TruForm HyperMemory HyperZ PowerPlay AVIVO ATI Hybrid Graphics XGP
Workstations and HPC
FireGL FireMV FirePro 3D FireStream (Close to Metal)
Drivers and software
Catalyst fglrx (Linux) Hydravision HLSL2GLSL
Multimedia and handheld
All-in-Wonder Imageon2 Xilleon2
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