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    • AMD announces FireStream 9170, first dedicated stream processor

    By Ryan Block | November 7, 2007

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    The true computing geeks in the house are about to need adult diapers: AMD’s launching a dedicated stream processor, the FireStream 9170, and an accompanying SDK today, which will be available in Q108. Granted, this 55nm “world’s first Stream GPU with double-precision floating point technology” will run you two grand, but you’ll be getting 500 GFLOPS at under 150 watts power draw, but you’ll get all the insane math-crunching benefits of stream processing that your current number-crunching rig isn’t seeing, despite the eight 8800s you’ve got jury-rigged into the thing. Press release after the break. Read more about stream processing here (because we’re reall in no position to lecture on its benefits).

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