Toms Hardware Looks At AMD's New Bulldozer and Bobcat Chips

"Ahead of its most significant processor redesign since 2003, AMD is talking about its Bulldozer and Bobcat architectures, both of which are expected in 2011. Will AMD be able to catch up, or even surpass Intel's lead? The future looks interesting, indeed. Seven years have passed since AMD first launched its K8 "Hammer" microarchitecture, which was updated three years ago by K10. Brand new, the Athlon 64 processors based on K8 kicked ass and took names, flying past Intel's Pentium 4 processors to become enthusiast favorites. But the performance landscape changes quickly, and Intel is notorious for feverish comebacks when it's in second position. The company's Core microarchitecture shifted favor back toward Intel in 2006, and that is where it has remained for the past four years"

The battle between Intel and AMD has raged for many years with each company gaining ground then losing it.  Recently Intel chips seem to have the advantage on a performance level and this is something AMD are planning to change with the forthcoming release of their new chips.  Toms Hardware have produced a nice review of where the technologies are now, and where AMD plans to go with the new chips to try and take the lead that Intel currently hold.