SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today announced a 1.1-GHz version of its Duron microprocessor line for mainstream PCs. The 1.1-GHz Duron processor includes 3DNow! multimedia technology ...

Advanced Micro Devices on Monday gave its Athlon 4 and Duron chips a performance boost. The chipmaker announced a 1.1GHz Athlon 4 and a 900MHz Duron--both for notebook PCs--and said Compaq Computer ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. introduced Monday the latest microprocessor in its Duron line, matching rival Intel Corp.'s on speed and price as the two slug it out for market share ...

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. launched three new chips and cut the prices on all its mobile chips as well as its Duron desktop line. AMD launched the new 1.1GHz Mobile Athlon 4, once again bringing AMD ...

The term "gigahertz," or "GHz," refers to the operating speed of a central processing unit; hertz defines the clock rate, or cycles per second, of the CPU. 1 GHz is equivalent to one billion hertz.

One of the most frequently touted measures of processor performance is a given chip's speed in gigahertz. Processors with higher GHz ratings can, theoretically, do more in a given unit of time than ...