Opterons to have 12 cores in early 2010, 16 cores in 2011

The Tech Report posted an updated roadmap for the AMD Opteron processor . Here's a bit:

To coincide with the original Opteron processor's sixth anniversary, AMD showed the latest version of its server roadmap to the press earlier this afternoon. Among other revelations, the company said its 12-core Magny-Cours processors will launch in the first quarter of 2010. A 16-core, 32nm successor based on the next-gen Bulldozer architecture will follow in 2011, as well.

First things first, though. AMD reiterated the new June launch schedule for Istanbul, its six-core Opteron processor. Istanbul will augment the two-, four-, and eight-socket Opteron lineups with up to 30% higher performance within the same thermal envelopes, the company says. AMD also prides itself on the fact that it will end up taking the first Istanbul tape-out to production—that's the first blueprint sent to GlobalFoundries for manufacturing.