AMD Downgrades Bulldozer Transistor Count By 800 Million

Robadob writes "It has come to light that AMD PR had originally reported that the new Bulldozer processor's transistor count was 2 billion. AMD PR are now asking reviewers to correct this count to 1.2 billion from the original amount they provided ~3 months ago."

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Re:Why?

[evilviper]

Alright, but doesn't that response just transform my question about transistor count in the whole processor into exactly the same question about transistor count in the SRAM?

NO! The transistor count is directly tied to SRAM size. IF YOU HAVE HALF AS MANY TRANSISTORS, YOU HAVE HALF AS MUCH SRAM. There's no possible way to reduce the number of transistors needed for a given quantity of SRAM.

You're basically saying, "Who cares if the bucket is half as large, if it can still carry just as much water?" No amount of ignorance or handwaving will get you from here to there...