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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000002488-17-000265
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171226
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171228
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171228

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Papermaster Mark D
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001449649

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07882
		FILM NUMBER:		171278664

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE AMD PLACE
		CITY:			SUNNYVALE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94088

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000002488
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				941692300
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1227

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE AMD PL
		STREET 2:		MS 68
		CITY:			SUNNYVALE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94085
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4087495441

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE AMD PLACE
		STREET 2:		MS 68
		CITY:			SUNNYVALE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94085
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    <remarks>EXHIBIT LIST: EX-24 Papermaster - POA</remarks>

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

            Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Harry A. Wolin, and Linda Lam and any employees designated
by the General Counsel of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.,(the Company), or any of
them signing singly, and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)     prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the
undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the SEC) a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents
necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned
to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or any rule
or regulation of the SEC promulgated thereunder, or any successor laws and/or
regulations;

(2)                execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of the Company, Forms 3,
4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules
thereunder;

(3)                do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto,
and timely file such form with the SEC, any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(4)                take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

            The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms
all that the attorneys-in-fact and their agents shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-
fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 30th day of October 2017.

/s/ Mark D. Papermaster
Signature

Mark D. Papermaster
Name

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