AMD 12 Core A-Series APU Possibly Inbound - PR Material Hinting Twelve Steamroller Cores Found

Update: The teaser is actually done on an like shooting fish in a barrel to spot ''absurd truck'' template found on the web (thanks to _John_ for that) but the image itself was posted past AMD PR. See my comment beneath for more than data.

[Caution: Not Confirmed] I noticed something pretty interesting posted over at Planet3DNow. Basically the guys over there have managed to find an AMD PR prototype that was posted under the #AMDEvolved twitter handle (I couldn't detect the picture myself, but I probably didn't look difficult enough). The motion-picture show depicts 12 AMD Robots. Since the robots are an illustration for cores, information technology doesn't take a genius to figure out that AMD is planning something with 12 Cores.

AMD 12 Core Processor A truck conveying 12 AMD 'Cores'. The A Serial Logo depicting APUs is also visible.

PR Material Hints at an A Series APU with 12 CPU Cores - Probably Steamroller

Before I let the incorrect idea through allow me explain why I take tagged it as 'Non Confirmed'. Meet, AMD has a very funny fashion of naming cores. Kaveri has, according to AMD, 12 compute cores. 4 of these cores are CPU and 8 of these are CUs. Ofcourse this is pretty misleading since CPU and GPU cores are nothing alike, but the fact remains. Information technology is possible that these 12 Robots depict 12 Compute Cores as opposed to but 12 Steamroller Cores and I wanted to make that clear. This is likewise the reason I take tagged the postal service equally non confirmed. An interesting matter to notation is that AMD introduced a new 'robot' in their "Cadre is Dorsum" teaser video, which has a blood-red color scheme. However these are the former robots with the standard white color scheme. This seems to suggest that all these robots are on the erstwhile steamroller architecture and not a new one. And since Kaveri already exists, boasting a 12 Compute Core A Serial APU doesn't brand any sense and therein lies the logical conclusion: the truck must exist boasting 12 Steamroller Cores.

Standing on the same train of thought in that location is another dilemma. AMD has conspicuously teased the new red color schemed robots so why are these item robots white? Are we looking at ii simultaneous releases? Possible but not very likely. I guess information technology is possible (though this is pure speculation) that we are looking at an architectural revision of said cores. Something, that was symbolized past the robots turning red from their standard white aesthetic, merely once once more this is anybody's guess. However, way I see it, the chance of a brand new architecture is much less than an APU with 12 CPU cores. The reason existence that documentation of an FX successor with sixteen Cores already exists so this could be pretty plausible. A brand new architecture on the other hand would exist absolutely huge news if true. Bottom Line is: apart from logical deduction and speculation, we don't have anything solid. Either way, we are going to be keeping an eye on the #AMDEvolved handle and the AMD's official youtube aqueduct till this big reveal - whatever information technology might be.