Today
AMD unveiled what it calls the evolution of enterprise level computing, called
Torrenza. The new platform, says AMD, will utilize next-generation
multi-core 64-bit processor that have the capability to work alongside
specialized co-processors. DailyTech previously reported that AMD was
considering working with co-processing design firms such as ClearSpeed, to
develop and design platforms that would be able to utilize specialized
processors for specific duties alongside the general host processor in a
traditional Opteron socket. With Torrenza, AMD has designed what it calls an
open architecture, based on the next wave of Opteron processors, which allow
what AMD calls "Accelerators." Using the add-in accelerators, a system will be
capable of peforming specialized calculations similar in fashion to the way we
use GPUs today.