Replies to post #3318 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[wbmw]

Fyo, comparing these two images, I see more similarities than differences.

http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/DigitalMedia/27382A-12_lr.jpg
http://www.sandpile.org/impl/pics/amd/k7/die_k7pm.jpg

[CombJelly]

"the changes seem quite profound."

fyo, they could be identical high level code and look substantially different. After synthesis and floorplanning things can come out very different on different processes. Think of it as being compiled for different architectures.