AMD · 2011
AMD 970 chipset
The AMD 970 chipset is a motherboard chipset for AM3+ socket processors, released in April 2011.
The AMD 970 chipset, released in April 2011, is a motherboard chipset designed for AMD AM3+ socket processors. It is manufactured on a 65 nm process node and has a thermal design power (TDP) of 13.6 W. The chipset provides 16 PCIe 2.0 lanes for expansion cards. It is typically paired with AMD FX-series processors and supports DDR3 memory. The 970 chipset is part of AMD's 9-series chipset family, positioned below the higher-end 990X and 990FX chipsets.
Specifications
| Socket unverified | AM3+ |
|---|---|
| Process node unverified | 65 nm |
| TDP unverified | 13.6 W |
| PCIe version unverified | 2.0 |
| Total PCIe lanes (chipset) unverified | 16 |
| Release date unverified | 2011-04 |
| Release year unverified | 2011 |