Visit the “Barcelona” Processor Family Software Development Resources page for quick access to all the information you need to develop applications on AMD's latest line of processors. Learn about key software visible features, get tips and tricks for optimization, and join in the community discussions.

AMD's tools and libraries enable you to leverage the innovations of the AMD platform to drive optimum performance in your software solutions. A robust set of tools help you identify opportunities for optimization, emulate different systems for testing, compile AMD-optimized code, and more.

 

The Portland Group™ (a.k.a. PGI) offers optimizing 64-bit and 32-bit C, C++ and Fortran compilers and tools for AMD64 processor-based workstations, servers and clusters running over 30 popular Linux and Windows releases.

Microsoft Visual Studio® 2008 is the link between software and hardware as it enables software to leverage platform innovations. AMD and Microsoft closely collaborate during the development phase of our products to ensure that Visual Studio Tools generate optimized code for the latest AMD offerings, including “Barcelona” based platforms.

The combination of Sun's Solaris 10 OS and AMD64 provide unmatched scalability and performance to run your most powerful applications. The Solaris 10 OS and Solaris Express, Developer Edition are available free of charge and offer an optimized environment to develop and deploy applications on AMD64.

AMD works with a wide range of partners to ensure that software development tools and technologies in the marketplace generate code that works well on AMD platforms.