The iWorld

AMD has projected its upcoming quad-core Opteron server processor, a few days after launching what is effectively the same processor albeit one tailored for the gaming market and called Quad FX.

AMD will pitch the chip to users of high-end, commercial workstations and servers. Customers could see performance improvements of up to 70% in database applications and 40% in floating-point applications, when compared to AMD's dual-core "Rev F" Opteron, the company said.