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Developer Guides

Title Format Date
BIOS and Kernel Developer Guide (BKDG) for AMD Family 15h Models 00h-0Fh Processors PDF 02/03/2012
Software Optimization Guide for AMD Family 15h Processors PDF 01/18/2012
Compiler Options Quick Reference Guide for AMD Opteron™ Processors codenamed “Interlagos” and AMD Opteron™ Processors codenamed “Valencia” PDF 11/14/2011
BIOS and Kernel Developer’s Guide (BKDG) For AMD Family 12h Processors PDF 06/14/2011
APU 101: All about AMD Fusion Accelerated Processing Units PDF 05/31/2011
Software Optimization Guide for AMD Family 15h Processors PDF 04/06/2011
Compiler Options Quick Reference Guide for AMD Opteron™ 6100 Series Processors (“Magny-Cours”) and AMD Opteron™ 4100 Series Processors (“Lisbon”) PDF 11/14/2011
BIOS and Kernel Developer Guide (BKDG) for AMD Family 14h Models 00h-0Fh Processors PDF 01/04/2011
Software Optimization Guide for AMD Family 10h and 12h Processors PDF 12/16/2010
BIOS and Kernel Developer's Guide (BKDG) For AMD Family 10h Processors PDF 04/26/2010
BIOS and Kernel Developer's Guide for AMD NPT Family 0Fh Processors PDF 10/31/2009
Basic Performance Measurements for AMD Athlon™ 64, AMD Opteron™ and AMD Phenom™ Processors (Paul J. Drongowski) PDF 09/25/2008
BIOS and Kernel Developer's Guide (BKDG) for AMD Family 11h Processors PDF 07/30/2008
Compiler Usage Guidelines for AMD64 Platforms PDF 09/12/2007
ATI Radeon HD2000 Programming Guide (Emil Persson) PDF 07/03/2007
Surviving and Thriving in a Multi-Core World (Peter Aitken, Alan Zeichick) PDF 11/08/2006
BIOS and Kernel Developer's Guide for AMD Athlon™ 64 and AMD Opteron™ Processors PDF 02/01/2006
AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-60 Processor Competitive Performance Guide PDF 01/01/2006
Software Optimization Guide for AMD64 Processors PDF 10/25/2005
AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide PDF 10/19/2004
Builder's Guide for AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor-Based Desktops and Workstations PDF 09/16/2004
Mobile AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor 3400+ Competitive Performance Guide PDF 08/01/2004
AMD Cool‘n’Quiet™ Technology Installation Guide PDF 06/01/2004
Builders guide for AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers and Workstations PDF 02/06/2004

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Manuals

Title Format Date
AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 4: 128-bit and 256 bit media instructions PDF 12/13/2011
AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 2: System Programming PDF 12/13/2011
AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 5: 64-Bit Media and x87 Floating-Point Instructions PDF 12/13/2011
AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 3: General Purpose and System Instructions PDF 12/13/2011
AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 1: Application Programming PDF 12/13/2011

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Revision Guides

Title Format Date
Revision Guide for AMD Family 12h Processors PDF 06/14/2011
Revision Guide for AMD Family 14h Models 00h-0Fh Processors PDF 01/04/2011
Revision Guide for AMD Family 10h Processors PDF 6/25/2010
Revision Guide for AMD NPT Family 0Fh Processors PDF 09/22/2009
Revision Guide for AMD Athlon™ 64 and AMD Opteron™ Processors PDF 07/20/2009
Revision Guide for AMD Family 11h Processors PDF 07/30/2008
AMD-8132 HyperTransport PCI-X 2.0 Tunnel Revision Guide PDF 05/15/2008
AMD-8151™ HyperTransport™ AGP3.0 Graphics Tunnel Revision Guide PDF 08/31/2005
AMD-8131™ HyperTransport™ PCI-X Tunnel Revision Guide PDF 08/31/2005
AMD-8111™ HyperTransport™ I/O Hub Revision Guide PDF 08/31/2005

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Chipset Guides and Datasheets

Title Format Date
AMD 780 Product Errata PDF 04/14/2010
SB700 Family Product Errata PDF 04/14/2010
AMD RS780 Register Programming Requirements PDF 07/08/2009
AMD RS780 ASIC Family Register Reference Guide PDF 07/08/2009
AMD RS780 ASIC Family BIOS Developer’s Guide PDF 07/08/2009
AMD SB700/710/750 Register Reference Guide PDF 07/08/2009
AMD SB700/710/750 BIOS Developer’s Guide PDF 07/08/2009
AMD SB700/710/750 Register Programming Requirements PDF 07/08/2009
AMD SB710 Databook PDF 07/08/2009

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AMD APP SDK Documentation

» See listing at AMD APP SDK Documentation

Open GPU Documentation

This section contains register level documentation on AMD graphics processors for chip initialization, displays, and overlays. Documents for mobile chips are a superset of the desktop chip documentation; they contain all the desktop chip information as well as any relevant mobile additions.

For development questions please contact: gpudriverdevsupport@amd.com

Title Format Date
R6xx Family Instruction Set Architecture - This document describes the instruction set architecture (ISA) native to the R600 processor. It defines the instructions and formats as they are accessible to programmers and compilers. PDF 12/18/2008
R3xx 3D Registers - This document contains register information for AMD R3xx series processors ( 9800,9700, 9600, 9500 series chips). PDF 03/14/2008
R5xx Family 3D Programming Guide - The R5xx family provides the fastest and most advanced 2D, 3D, and multimedia graphics performance for desktop PCs in the performance mainstream markets. PDF 02/25/2008
RV630 - This document contains register information for AMD R6xx series processors (HD2400, HD2600, HD2900 series chips). This document is generally a subset of the M76 document and has been published for continuity. PDF 01/11/2008
M56 - This document contains register information for AMD R5xx series processors (x1300, x1400, x1600, x1900 series chips). PDF 01/11/2008
M76 - This document contains register information for AMD R6xx series processors (HD2400, HD2600, HD2900 series chips). PDF 01/04/2008
RS690 - This document contains register information for AMD RS6xx series processors (x1200, x1250, x1270 series chips). PDF 01/04/2008

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