Sources: AMD to Unveil New Athlons

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will roll out its fastest processors yet, the Athlon XP 2800+ and 2700+, during a news conference on Tuesday, according to sources close to the company.

The new chips, in addition to running at higher frequencies than the current top-of-the-line 2600+, will feature a 333MHz front side bus, which should enable the 2800+ to perform about 10 percent faster than the 2600+ with its 266MHz front side bus.

AMD, of Sunnyvale, Calif., moved up the launch date from mid-October, sources said, to give it "breathing room" to promote its chips before rival Intel Corp. releases its 3GHz Pentium 4 late next month, as well as to assure that computer makers feature the chips in their high-end PCs during holiday promotions.

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