<i>- Best-in-class ARM CPUs, and leading x86
CPUs and APUs for enterprise and data center servers -</i>
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<b>SUNNYVALE, Calif. – June 18,
2013 – </b>AMD
(NYSE: AMD) today publicly disclosed its strategy and roadmap to recapture
market share in enterprise and data center servers by unveiling innovative products
that address key technologies and meet the requirements of the fastest-growing data
center and cloud computing workloads.

Additionally,
AMD revealed details of its 2014 server portfolio including best-in-class Accelerated
Processing Units (APUs), two- and four-socket CPUs, and details on what it
expects to be the industry’s premier ARM server processor. This is on the heels
of announcing the general availability of the AMD OpteronT X-Series
processor, code named ”Kyoto,” which dominates the small-core server market on
every performance benchmark. These forthcoming AMD OpteronT processors bring
important innovations to the rapidly changing compute market, including integrated
CPU and GPU compute (APU); high core-count ARM servers for high-density compute
in the data center; and substantial improvements in compute per-watt per-dollar
and total cost of ownership.

”Our
strategy is to differentiate ourselves by using our unique IP to build server
processors that are particularly well matched to a target workload and thereby drive
down the total cost of owning servers. This strategy unfolds across both the
enterprise and data centers and includes leveraging our graphics processing
capabilities and embracing both x86 and ARM instruction sets,” said Andrew
Feldman, general manager of the Server Business Unit, AMD. ”AMD led the world in
the transition to multicore processors and 64-bit computing, and we intend to
do it again with our next-generation AMD Opteron families.”

In
2014, AMD will set the bar in power-efficient server compute with the
industry’s premier ARM server CPU. The 64-bit CPU, code named ”Seattle,” is
based on ARM CortexT-A57 cores and is expected to provide category-leading
throughput as well as setting the bar in performance-per-watt. AMD will also
deliver a best-in-class APU, code named ”Berlin.” ”Berlin” is an x86 CPU and
APU, based on a new generation of cores named ”Steamroller.” &nbsp;Designed to double the performance of the
recently available ”Kyoto” part, ”Berlin” will offer extraordinary compute-per-watt
that will enable massive rack density. The third processor announced today is
code named ”Warsaw,” AMD’s next-generation 2P/4P offering. It is optimized to
handle the heavily virtualized workloads found in enterprise environments
including the more complex compute needs of data analytics, xSQL and traditional
databases. ”Warsaw” will provide significantly improved performance-per-watt
over today’s AMD OpteronT 6300 family.

<b>Seattle
</b>”Seattle”
will be the industry’s only 64-bit ARM-based server SoC from a proven server
processor supplier.&nbsp; ”Seattle” is an 8-
and then 16-core CPU based on the ARM Cortex-A57 core and is expected to run at
or greater than 2 GHz.&nbsp; The ”Seattle”
processor is expected to offer 2-4X the performance of AMD’s recently announced
AMD Opteron X-Series processor with significant improvement in compute-per-watt.&nbsp; It will deliver 128GB DRAM support, extensive
offload engines for better power efficiency and reduced CPU loading, server caliber
encryption, and compression and legacy networking including integrated
10GbE.&nbsp; It will be the first processor
from AMD to integrate AMD’s advanced FreedomT Fabric for dense compute systems
directly onto the chip. AMD plans to sample ”Seattle” in the first quarter of
2014 with production in the second half of the year.

<b>Berlin</b>
”Berlin” is an x86-based processor
that will be available both as a CPU and APU. The processor boasts four next-generation
”Steamroller” cores and will offer almost 8X the gigaflops per-watt compared to
current AMD OpteronT 6386SE processor.&nbsp; It
will be the first server APU built on AMD’s revolutionary Heterogeneous System
Architecture (HSA), which enables uniform memory access for the CPU and GPU and
makes programming as easy as C++. ”Berlin” will offer extraordinary compute
per-watt that enables massive rack density. It is expected to be available in
the first half of 2014.

<b>Warsaw</b>
”Warsaw” is an enterprise server
CPU optimized to deliver unparalleled performance and total cost of ownership
for two- and four-socket servers.&nbsp; Designed
for enterprise workloads, it will offer improved performance-per-watt, which
drives down the cost of owning a ”Warsaw”-based server while enabling seamless
migration from the AMD Opteron 6300 Series family.&nbsp; It is a fully compatible socket with identical
software certifications, making it ideal for the AMD Open 3.0 Server – the industry’s
most cost effective Open Compute platform.&nbsp;
It is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2014.

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<b>Cautionary Statement</b>
<i>This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning
AMD, its server roadmap and strategy, its ability to recapture market share in
enterprise and data center servers, and the timing, features and functionality
of AMD’s future products, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements are commonly identified by words such as "would,"
"may," "expects," "believes," "plans,"
"intends," "projects," and other terms with similar
meaning. Investors are cautioned that the forward-looking statements in this
document are based on current beliefs, assumptions and expectations, speak only
as of the date of this document and involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Risks
include the possibility that Intel Corporation’s pricing, marketing and
rebating programs, product bundling, standard setting, new product introductions
or other activities may negatively impact the company’s plans; the company may
be unable to develop, launch and ramp new products and technologies in the
volumes that are required by the market at mature yields on a timely basis;
that the company’s third party foundry suppliers will be unable to transition
its products to advanced manufacturing process technologies in a timely and
effective way or to manufacture the company’s products on a timely basis in
sufficient quantities and using competitive technologies; the company will be
unable to obtain sufficient manufacturing capacity or components to meet demand
for its products or will not fully utilize its commitment with respect to
GLOBALFOUNDRIES microprocessor manufacturing facilities; that customers stop
buying the company’s products or materially reduce their operations or demand
for the company’s products; that the company may be unable to maintain the
level of investment in research and development that is required to remain
competitive; that there may be unexpected variations in the market growth and
demand for its products and technologies in light of the product mix that the
company may have available at any particular time or a decline in demand; that
the company will require additional funding and may be unable to raise
sufficient capital on favorable terms, or at all; that global business and
economic conditions will not improve or will worsen; that demand for computers
will be lower than currently expected; and the effect of political or economic
instability, domestically or internationally, on the company’s sales or supply
chain. Investors are urged to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in
the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not
limited to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2013.

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