<img width="336" height="352" data-tf-not-load src="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/AMD-logo.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="AMD" decoding="async" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/AMD-logo.jpg 336w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/AMD-logo-286x300.jpg 286w" sizes="(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px" />

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-21023 alignleft" data-tf-not-load src="http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/02/AMD-DITH1-286x300.jpg" alt="AMD" width="160" height="168" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/AMD-DITH1-286x300.jpg 286w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/AMD-DITH1.jpg 336w" sizes="(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px" /> February 22, 1999 – AMD released K6-III[/caption]

1999 – AMD releases the AMD K6-III Processor in speeds of 400 and 450 MHz. It would feature a 64KB Level 1 cache and a 256KB Level 2 cache. The 3DNow! graphics instructions would be supported, along with Direct X 6.0. There were 21.3 million transistors on the 0.25 micron process wafer.