After much delay here and there, AMD has finally gone ahead and finalize its shipment schedule for its future microprocessors. This is according to industrial sources of course, as AMD has yet to give an official statement. AMD is expected to begin shipments of its high-end FX-series chips which is based on the Bulldozer micro-architecture in the second half of June and will initiate supplies of A-series code-named Llano accelerated processing units (APUs) in early July. The Bulldozer architecture was revealed by AMD way back in 2009.

According to industrial sources, shipments of AMD FX-series high-end desktop microprocessors will commence on the week of June 20th, while supplies of A-series APUs will begin on the week of July 4th, 2011. As expected, AMD’s Bulldozer central processing units for desktops will become available earlier than Llano APUs. As a result, AMD will be able to create a “halo” effect for its microprocessor lineup with a high-end offering that is projected to outperform existing Phenom II chips by 50%, and challenge Intel’s Core i7 series processors.

Based on a document seen by X-bit labs, AMD plans to release four eight-core AMD FX8000-series chips, two six-core AMD FX6000-series microprocessors and two quad-core AMD FX4000-series central processing units (CPUs) this year; four chips are to be launched in Q2 2011, another four processors will be introduced in Q4 2011. The amount of quad-core and dual-core A-series APUs to be released this calendar year will be eleven, if the plans do not change.

SOURCE via xbitlabs