AMD 800 chipset series
CPU supported | future IGP Direct3D support 10.1 (880G, 890GX) | |
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Predecessor | AMD 700 chipset series | |
Successor | AMD 900 chipset series |
The AMD 800 chipset series is a set of chipsets developed by
Lineup
Server
The chipset series is targeted in three markets: the workstation/server market, the desktop market and the notebook market. Current information about the chipset series is very scarce, while the officially published information about the series is the server chipsets with two variants available, the AMD 890S chipset and the AMD 870S chipset, all of them paired with the SB700S series southbridge.
The codenamed "Fiorano" platform consists of codenamed "Istanbul" six-core processors, while "Istanbul" processors still feature
The codenamed "Maranello" platform consists of six-core "Sao Paulo" or twelve-core "Magny-Cours" processors. These two processors support a new socket called Socket G34 with four-channel DDR3 support, with other platform features such as HyperTransport 3.0 and IOMMU support.[2]
The codenamed "Catalunya" platform consists of codenamed "Suzuka" quad-core processors, featuring Socket AM3 and support dual-channel registered DDR3 memory, the platform supports HyperTransport 3.0.[2]
The codenames of the chipsets "RD890S", "RD870S" and "SB700S" has also changed to "SR5690", "SR5670" and "SP5100".[3]
Desktop and Mobile
890FX
- Codenamed RD890
- Single AMD processor configuration
- Four physical PCIe 2.0 x16 slots @ x8 electrical which can be combined to create two PCIe 2.0 x16 slots @ x16 electrical, one PCIe 2.0 x4 slot and 6 PCIe 2.0 x1 slots, the chipset provides a total of 42 PCIe 2.0 lanes and 4 PCIe 2.0 for A-Link Express III solely in the Northbridge
- HyperTransport 3.0 and PCI Express 2.0
- ATI CrossFireX
- AMD OverDrive
- IOMMU
- Pairs with SB850 SATA 6.0 Gbit/sports
- Enthusiast discrete multi-graphics segment
890GX
- Codenamed RS880D
- Single AMD processor configuration
- Two physical PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (one @ x16 or two @ x8 in Crossfire mode), one PCIe 2.0 x4 slot and two PCIe 2.0 x1 slots, the chipset provides a total of 22 PCIe 2.0 lanes and 4 PCIe 2.0 for A-Link Express III solely in the Northbridge
- Integrated graphics: Radeon HD 4290
- Side-port memory as local framebuffer, supporting DDR3 chips up to DDR3-1333.
- ATI PowerPlay technology
- Two physical PCI-E x16 slots (one 16x and one 8x electrically. In Crossfire mode, both will revert to 8x electrically)
- HyperTransport 3.0 and PCI Express 2.0
- ATI CrossFire
- Hybrid CrossFireX
- AMD OverDrive
- Performance hybrid multi-graphics segment
880G
- Codenamed RS880[4]
- Single AMD processor configuration
- One physical PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, one PCIe 2.0 x4 slot and two PCIe 2.0 x1 slots, the chipset provides a total of 22 PCIe 2.0 lanes and 4 PCIe 2.0 for A-Link Express III solely in the Northbridge
- Integrated graphics: Radeon HD 4250
- Side-port memory as local framebuffer, supporting DDR3 modules up to DDR3-1333.
- ATI PowerPlay 7.0 technology
- HyperTransport 3.0 and PCI Express 2.0
- ATI CrossFire
- Hybrid CrossFireX
870
- Codenamed RX880
- Single AMD processor configuration
- One physical PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, one PCIe 2.0 x4 slot and two PCIe 2.0 x1 slots, the chipset provides a total of 22 PCIe 2.0 lanes and 4 PCIe 2.0 for A-Link Express III solely in the Northbridge
- HyperTransport 3.0 and PCI Express 2.0
Southbridges
While in the same internal event mentioned above, AMD gave a preview on the features of the SB8xx family of southbridges, as follows:[5]
- "A-Link Express 3.0" now uses four PCI Express 2.0 lanes, providing 2 GB/s bandwidth
- Supports C6 power state, which is featured in Fusionprocessors
- Incorporates a Gigabit Ethernet MAC
- Supports an integrated clock generator as an optional feature
- Support for AHCI 1.2 with SATA FIS–based switching support
- Mandatory support for SATA1.5 Gbit/s, 3.0 Gbit/s, and SATA 6.0 Gbit/s (no support for Sata 6.0 Gbit/s in SB810)
- Two embedded 8051 controllers, and one dedicated for DASHcompliance
- Support for 14 USB 2.0 ports, 2 USB 1.1 ports, and 3 integrated EHCI controllers (no support for USB 3.0 in initial products)[6]
- Supports 5 fan controls, 8 Vin and 4 Tempin for hardware monitoring
Features
Desktop comparison matrix
Northbridge | Socket Support | Processor Support | Fabrication process ( nm )
|
TDP | HyperTransport 3.0 | IOMMU | CrossFireX Enabled |
Integrated Graphics |
IGP Frequency | PCI Express 2.0 | NB-SB Interface |
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890FX | Socket AM3 | Phenom II family, Athlon II family, Sempron |
65 nm | 19.6 W | 2600 MHz bi-directional |
Yes1 | Yes | None | — | 42 lanes | A-Link Express III |
890GX | 55 nm | 25 W | No | Yes | Radeon HD 4290 | 700 MHz | 22 lanes | ||||
880G | 55 nm | 18 W | No | Yes | Radeon HD 4250 | 560 MHz | 22 lanes | ||||
870 | 65 nm | 12.5 W | No | No | None | — | 22 lanes | ||||
Notes:
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Integrated graphics
Some members of the AMD 800 chipset series, the 880G and the 890GX have integrated graphics (IGP) that support hardware video playback acceleration at different levels. The IGP features are listed below:
Chipset/ Codename |
iGPU model (Radeon) |
Rendering APIs | Video decompression1 | Multi-graphics | Native video output support | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct3D | OpenGL | MPEG-2 | H.264
|
VC-1 | Other video features | DPCP )
|
HDMI 1.3a )
(with HDCP |
DVI (with HDCP) |
D-Sub | |||||
890GX/RS880D | HD 4290 | 10.1 | 3.3 | Full | Full | Full | Dual video stream2 | ATI Hybrid CrossFireX |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
880G/RS880P | HD 4250 | Full | Full | Full | ATI Hybrid CrossFireX |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
RS880M series | HD 4270 HD 4250 HD 4225 |
Full | Full | Full | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
Notes:
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Southbridge issues (SB8x0)
AMD does not provide any SB8x0 errata publicly. Most OSes require patches in order to work reliably.
- Windows platform:
- Microsoft KB982091 [4]
- Linux platform:
See also
References
- ^ AMD Financial Analyst Day 2007 presentation Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, presented by Mario Rivas, page 21 of 28. Retrieved December 14, 2007
- ^ a b c (in Japanese) PC Watch report, retrieved August 20, 2008
- ^ (in Japanese) 4gamer.net coverage, retrieved August 20, 2008
- ^ "AMD RS880 Databook" (PDF). 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ ChileHardware thread Archived July 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved July 12, 2008
- ^ [1] Early boards based on the chipset used a NEC chip for USB 3.0 support