Gamasutra - News - "AMD Starts Shipping 1.1 Gigahertz Chip" [08.15.00]

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AMD Starts Shipping 1.1 Gigahertz Chip

Computer chip maker Advanced Micro Devices began shipping its 1.1 gigahertz processors to major computer companies Monday, and said it expected to meet its goals for shipments in the coming quarters.

AMD has been in a seesaw battle with rival Intel Corp. to produce the fastest processors. AMD just beat out Intel earlier this year with a chip running at 1 gigahertz, or one billion cycles per second. AMD said it expected that its total PC processor shipments, including AMD Athlon, AMD Duron, and AMD-K6-2 processors, could approach 7 million units this quarter and 9 million units in the fourth quarter. AMD said its new 1.1 gigahertz Athlon processors are priced at $853, and systems that feature the chips will sell for about $2,500 each.

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