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AMD's Hecatoncheires GPU family codenames revealed

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AMD's upcoming Hecatoncheires graphics architecture, the one that will eventually become Evergreen's successor, introduces three new subcategory codenames under its family name. Due to the original nature of AMD's latest marketing decisions, we are again talking about Greek codenames, so the pronunciation may be difficult for some. If you're up to the task, the family consists of Briareos, Gyes and Kottos.

On another note, three more Greek codenames are reserved for the mobile GPU department. In regards to architectural changes, the only information we were able to discover is that these new chips should introduce MIMD shaders. 

For those requiring more academic background about these names in regards to Greek mythology, it can be noted that the three new desktop GPU codenames were the names of Hecatoncheires (see here). “Their names were Briareus Βριάρεως the Vigorous, also called Aigaion Αιγαίων (Latinized as Aegaeon) the "sea goat", CottusGyges Γύγης (or Gyes) the Big-Limbed.” Κόττος the Striker or the Furious.

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