Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Since then, AMD and NVIDIA have produced the majority of chipsets for AMD-based
systems.
AMD Athlon Chipsets
The original AMD Athlon was a Slot A processor chip, but subsequent versions used
Socket A—as do the Athlon XP, Duron, and some versions of the Sempron. Although
similar in some ways to the Pentium III and Celeron, the AMD chips use a different in-
terface and require different chipsets. AMD was originally the only supplier for Athlon
chipsets, but VIA Technology, ULi Electronics, SiS, and NVIDIA produced a large num-
ber of chipsets with a range of features.
AMD produced several chipsets for Athlon and Duron processors: the AMD-750 and
AMD-760/MP/MPX.Themajorfeaturesofthesechipsetsarecomparedin
Table4.30
and
described in greater detail in the following sections.
Table 4.30 AMD Athlon/Duron Processor Chipsets Using North/South Bridge Architecture
