AMD 3DNow! technology: architecture and implementations

The AMD-K6-2 microprocessor is the first implementation of AMD 3DNow!, a technology innovation for the x86 architecture that drives today's personal computers. 3DNow! technology is a set of 21 new instructions designed to open the traditional processing bottlenecks for floating-point-intensive...

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Published in:IEEE MICRO 1999-03, Vol.19 (2), p.37-48
Main Authors: Oberman, S., Favor, G., Weber, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Arithmetic
Design
H infinity control
Hardware
Microprocessors
Multimedia
Multimedia computer applications
Personal computers
Platforms
Playbacks
Prefetching
Processors
Registers
Space exploration
Space technology
Technology
Three dimensional
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Summary:The AMD-K6-2 microprocessor is the first implementation of AMD 3DNow!, a technology innovation for the x86 architecture that drives today's personal computers. 3DNow! technology is a set of 21 new instructions designed to open the traditional processing bottlenecks for floating-point-intensive and multimedia applications. Using these instructions, applications can implement more powerful solutions to create a more entertaining and productive PC platform. Examples of the type of improvements that 3DNow! technology enables are faster frame rates on high-resolution scenes, better physical modeling of real-world environments, sharper and more detailed 3D imaging, smoother video playback, and near theater-quality audio. Future AMD processors such as the AMD-K7, designed to operate at frequencies greater than 500 MHz, should provide even higher performance implementations of 3DNow! technology.
ISSN:0272-1732
1937-4143
DOI:10.1109/40.755466